Nguyen-ing Again!
Level 9
: 300/600, 75 ante
Huy Nguyen, a 25-year-old accountant from Norman, Oklahoma, claimed his second WSOP Circuit ring at Harrah’s St. Louis by outlasting 204 players to claim the Event #6 NLHE Six-Handed title and the accompanying $25,241 first-place prize. If you recall, Nguyen won his first ring in January when he beat 807 players at the WSOP Circuit Main Event at Choctaw, good for $232,706.
While this field was much smaller, it was no less impressive. Nguyen entered heads-up play against Jim Mink with a 2-1 chip advantage and eventually grew it to a 7-1 lead. In the last hand, Nguyen moved all-in with 
and Mink called with the 
. The board ran out 
and the rest is history.
WSOP Circuit St. Louis Ring Event #6 NLHE Six-Handed
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $500+$55 | 205 | $97,081 |
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huy Nguyen | Norman, OK | $25,241 |
| 2 | Jim Mink | Houston, TX | $15,592 |
| 3 | Jeffery Welch | Greenfield, IN | $11,258 |
| 4 | Jonathan Dahlberg | Saint Charles, MO | $8,268 |
| 5 | Cory Drury | Florissant, MO | $6,177 |
| 6 | Jennifer Reel | Du Quoin, IL | $4,694 |