Hand #60: Nguyen won with a preflop raise to 160,000.
Hand #61: Nguyen got a walk in his big blind.
Hand #62: Nguyen opened for 160,000, and mucked when Radoja shipped it.
Hand #63: Radoja folded his button, giving Nguyen a walk.
Hand #60: Nguyen won with a preflop raise to 160,000.
Hand #61: Nguyen got a walk in his big blind.
Hand #62: Nguyen opened for 160,000, and mucked when Radoja shipped it.
Hand #63: Radoja folded his button, giving Nguyen a walk.
Hand #59: Radoja opened for 160,000 and Nguyen shipped for the rest of his stack, forcing Radoja all-in if he elected to call. Holding , Radoja did just that, and he was in great shape to double through against Nguyen's .
Flop:
"The six is alright," Radoja said, knowing that he had dodged the most dangerous part of the board.
Turn:
With that, Nguyen's gin card had arrived, and he was now one card away from felting Radoja and forcing him to cash in his last 1.2 million chip lammer.
River:
It looked suspiciously like the nine Radoja needed, but the river card was a blank and Nguyen smiled as he stacked the rest of Radoja's second bullet.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Don Nguyen |
6,400,000
1,850,000
|
1,850,000 |
Mark Radoja |
1,280,000
-1,850,000
|
-1,850,000 |
|
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Hand #56: Nguyen raised to 120,000 from the button, Radoja came along, and the dealer flopped the . Both players checked, the turn came , and a bet of 175,000 earned Radoja the pot.
Hand #57: Radoja raised to 160,000 and Nguyen mucked on his big blind.
Hand #58: Nguyen opened to 160,000, and got his big blind right back.
Hand #51: Mark Radoja opened his button to 160,000. Don Nguyen three-bet all in and and Radoja let it go.
Hand #52: Nguyen opened with a raise from the button and took it down.
Hand #53: Radoja button-raised to 160,000 and Nguyen shipped all in for 1.83 million. Radoja got away and Nguyen picked it up.
Hand #54: Nguyen made it 160,000 from his button and won the pot.
Hand #55: Radoja opened to 160,000 and Nguyen flat called. A monotone flop of fell and Nguyen tapped the table. Radoja continued for 100,000 and Nguyen folded his cards.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Don Nguyen |
4,550,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
Mark Radoja |
3,130,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
Level: 5b
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante:
Hand #49: Mark Radoja raised to 120,000 from the button and found Don Nguyen come out swinging with a three-bet to 280,000 from the big blind. Radoja released and Nguyen grabbed the pot.
Hand #50: Nguyen button-raised to 120,000 and Radoja flat called to see a flop.
The dealer fanned on the felt and Radoja checked over to the raiser. Nguyen bet 75,000 and Radoja opted to throw his hand to the muck.
Hand #48: Nguyen opened for 120,000 and Radoja used his newly acquired chips to call. Both players checked the flop, and Radoja mucked on the turn, after a bet of 175,000 by Nguyen
Hand #47: Radoja opened for 120,000 and Nguyen shoved all-in to put his opponent to the ultimate test. Radoja's made that test quite easy to pass, and he insta-called with a premium hand. Nguyen held the , and would need to find some help, but a runout of left him with no pair, giving Radoja a huge double to get back into the match.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Don Nguyen |
4,150,000
-880,000
|
-880,000 |
Mark Radoja |
3,530,000
875,000
|
875,000 |
|
Hand #43: Radoja opened for 120,000, but quickly folded when Nguyen pushed all-in over the top.
Hand #44: Nguyen opened for 120,000, Radoja called, and the flop fell [9c3dks
Hand #45: Nguyen got a walk in his big blind.
Hand #46: Nguyen raised to 120,000 and Radoja released.