Board Teases Nguyen
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Raising preflop, Nguyen is called in two spots, the cutoff and the button, before the three players reach a
flop. Three checks on the flop lead to an eyebrow-raising
on the turn. The big blind and Nguyen check, but the cutoff bets out for 5,000.With the big blind pushing in for 12,000 more, the decision is left with Nguyen, but after a momentary session in the think tank, The Master concludes that his tens are no longer in front and makes the correct fold.
The cutoff, however, does make the call and shows
for the straight, but finds himself up against a bigger straight in 
. Meanwhile, The Master can only watch in frustration as his initial relief turns into dismay in the space of a few seconds, the
river confirming the devilish nature of those mischievous poker gods and showing The Master what might have been.As a result of that fold, The Master drops down to 34,200.