Event 1: Nguyen Mastered
Men Nguyen opened to 3,200 under the gun, and Luis Urioste bumped it to 13,900 from middle position. Everyone folded back to Nguyen, who made the call. The flop came 
, and both players checked. Nguyen checked again when the 
fell, and Urioste checked behind. Nguyen had finally had enough of checking when the 
arrived, and he bet 15,000. Urioste called immediately, and Nguyen showed 
for aces up. Urioste had Nguyen's kicker bested with 
, and he took the sizable pot down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
87,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
|
32,050
12,050
|
12,050 |
|
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