Scotty Nguyen Doubles Thru Stephen Song; Song At Least Gets a Photo Out of It

Photo:  Stephen Song (left) has been having a good time seated next to Poker Hall of Famer Scotty Nguyen (right) so far on Day 2.

With the board showing and a little more than 55K already in the pot, WPT Champions Club member Scotty Nguyen is all in for 81,500 with , and he needs it to hold to stay alive against Stephen Song’s .

The turn card is the , the river card is the , and Nguyen wins the pot with his pocket nines to double up.

Scotty Nguyen  –  220,000  (88 bb)
Stephen Song  –  290,000  (116 bb)

Nguyen and Song are seated right next to each other, and after the hand, Song asked Nguyen if they could take a selfie together. The legendary Nguyen happily obliged, and when he got the photo, Song smiled and said, “You know what? This is worth losing that pot.”