Ralph Villeneuve Scores Double KO; Soars into Chip Lead

Photo:  Ralph Villeneuve

After a preflop shove from short-stack Heath McAllister, Said Nehme makes it 35,000 to go preflop, and then Ralph Villeneuve moves all in to cover. 

Nehme then goes into the tank for almost two minutes before he sets out a stack of chips to make the call, putting his tournament life on the line. 

Heath McAllister:
Said Nehme:
Ralph Villeneuve:

The runout of declares Villeneuve’s queens the winner and he scoops the entire pot, eliminating both opponents. This massive pot rockets him into the chip lead by a wide margin with close to 700,000. 

Ralph Villeneuve – 685,000 (228 bb)
Said Nehme – Eliminated 
Heath McAllister – Eliminated