Tuesday, November 1, 2016 6:21 PM Local Time
Hand #176 - Cliff Josephy Doubles Through Qui Nguyen
Qui Nguyen raises to 2,900,000 on the button and Cliff Josephy moves all in for 22,200,000 out of the small blind. Gordon Vayo folds his big blind and Nguyen quickly calls.
Josephy shows and is trailing Nguyen's .
The flop is and Nguyen's rail erupts after Nguyen flops top pair. Josephy flops a gutshot straight draw with a jack and can still hit a king to take the lead.
The turn is the , which adds a lot of outs to Josephy's hand. Josephy can hit a jack, a nine, a king, or a spade to double up and stay alive.
The river is the and Josephy hits running spades to make a flush and stay alive. Josephy's rail starts a "Johnny Comeback" chant and Nguyen drops below 100 million chips for the first time since hand #108 of the final table.
Cliff Josephy - 46,200,000 (39 bb)
Qui Nguyen - 91,000,000 (76 bb)