A young poker pro from Poland took a psychological trick out of Scotty Nguyen’s playbook during a heads-up battle within the PokerStars EPT Barcelona main event this past weekend.

While holding the nut flush on a board reading QJ688, 21-year-old Sebastian Malec moved all in. His opponent, Uri Reichenstein, held the 109, which was a straight, but perhaps could only beat bluffs. He had quickly checked to Malec at the river. The heads-up battle have been occurring for over six hours.

Malec’s bet put Reichenstein all in, and while the latter was contemplating the decision, Malec went over to the rail to take a selfie. He was talking nearly all the time about what was in his opponent’s range and the way the hand played out. At one point, Reichenstein said, “no one talks such as you with no need the nuts.” It was an outstanding read.

“You call it’s far and wide baby, like Scotty Nguyen,” Malec said.

The two were playing for the $1,258,210 top prize. Greater than $900,000 was to visit second. Reichenstein eventually went against his read and called, and it was actually all over.

Those words are still well-known nearly TWENTY YEARS after Nguyen famously used them on this planet Series of Poker main event to get Kevin McBride to name all in while just playing the board.

Watch the general hand below.

Below is Nguyen’s last hand within the 1998 main event.

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