Hand #24: Big-Stack Clash Between Farrell and Nguyen Forces Everyone Else to Wait

While Tom Riley and Charlie Carrel wait to reveal their all-in hands at another table, Niall Farrell raises under the gun, Chuck Nguyen reraises from middle position to 47,000, and Farrell calls.

The flop comes , Farrell checks, Nguyen bets 37,000, and Farrell check-raises to 115,000. Nguyen calls.

The turn card is the , and both players check. The action in this hand reads quickly, but there is a lot of tanking for each action.

Most of the field is focused on the all-in situation at the other table between Riley and Carrel, and wondering why the hand between Farrell and Nguyen is taking so long. Someone asks if they can call the clock from another table during the Money bubble, but WPT Executive Tour Director has been monitoring the hand between Farrell and Nguyen and says that the amount of time they are taking has been reasonable. Now, back to the action …

The river card is the , Farrell checks, and Nguyen checks behind. Farrell shows for ace high, but Nguyen turns over to win the pot with a pair of jacks.

Chuck Nguyen  –  1,100,000   (138 bb)
Niall Farrell  –  770,000  (96 bb)

The entire hand takes more than seven minutes, but it’s finally over and everyone returns their attention to the Riley-vs.-Carrel hand. But while most people are focused on the short stacks, few have noticed that there has been a change at the top of the leaderboard, as Nguyen takes the lead.