Tommy Nguyen won his first WSOPC ring at the WSOPC Calgary $2,200 Highroller event, earning $123,847 after beating Mike Leah in a heads-up match.
Tommy has earned $2,397,012 in total live earnings and is no stranger to big cashes. His most significant cash from live MTT came in 2018 when he won the WSOP 1,500 No Limit Hold’em—Monster Stack event for $1,037,451.
Mike Leah is also an accomplished poker player, with $8,880,336 in live MTT earnings. His most significant cash came in 2014 when he came second in the $5,300 No Limit Hold’em SHRPO Main Event for $1,047,638. His first live MTT cash was recorded in 2006.
WSOPC Calgary $2,200 High Roller Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Nguyen |  Canada | $123,847 |
| 2 | Mike Leah | Canada | $82,565 |
| 3 | Michael Farrow | Canada | $58,740 |
| 4 | Jorge Artiga Pacheco | Canada | $42,406 |
| 5 | Vincent Lam | Canada | $31,073 |
| 6 | Eun Ji Park | Canada | $23,116 |
| 7 | Malachy Hagan | Canada | $17,461 |
| 8 | Kevin Kelso | Canada | $13,397 |
| 9 | Shane Brotherwood | Canada | $10,443 |
| 10 | Joshua Myers | Canada | $8,272 |
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The Heads-Up
There was a weird situation when players decided to take a short break during the heads-up, but the break was extended a bit longer for an absurd reason. Nguyen was outside, and when he tried to come back in, he was carded by security at the front door. His ID was still at the cage after being taken for paperwork processing for cash over $10k (standard procedure in Alberta casinos), so he was unable to prove his age.
It took around 20 minutes to convince a guard to escort him to the Chrome room, and staff here verified that he was certainly of age and heads-up in a massive tournament. He took it well and sat back down with a smile. Leah was also a great sport about the long wait, but nothing happened afterward.
Leah and Nguyen sat down for a heads up, and after a limp-shove-call line starting and ending with Leah, it was tens for Nguyen against ace-ten for Leah. The board ran clean for the tens, and Nguyen had his first ring after just a single hand. Mike Leah finished in second place for $82,565.
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