LAS VEGAS (AP) — The World Series of Poker main event has just one former champion competing for an $8.94 million top prize after 1998 champion Scotty Nguyen was eliminated from the tournament.
Nguyen gambled his last 310,000 chips Wednesday night with a suited ace-jack, but Mads Wissing of Copenhagen, Denmark had pocket kings and the community cards didn’t help Nguyen.
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