Scotty Nguyen Doubles Thru Landen Lucas -- Twice in a Row

Landen Lucas raises from the button, WPT Champion Scotty Nguyen (pictured) moves all in from the big blind for about 570,000, and Lucas calls with . Nguyen turns over , and needs his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board comes in Nguyen’s favor, and he wins the pot to double up in chips.

Scotty Nguyen  –  1,190,000  (24 bb)
Landen Lucas  –  1,245,000  (25 bb)

The next hand, Lucas moves all in from the cutoff for 1,245,000, and Nguyen uses a Time Chip to tank for a while before he calls all in for 1,190,000 with . Lucas turns over , and Nguyen needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes , and Nguyen pairs his ace on the flop and turns trips to win the pot and double up in chips, leaving Lucas with barely more than a single big blind.

Scotty Nguyen  –  2,480,000  (50 bb)
Landen Lucas  –  55,000  (1 bb)