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Andrew Nguyen and Justin Truesdell's rail have a friendly rivalry going. Throughout the day each side has taken turns buying rounds of shots for everyone. We've counted at least six trips of 20 shots the servers have brought to the stage. Big drinking in the Big Easy seems fitting for the last stop of the Circuit.
Andrew Nguyen and Justin Truesdell went to a flop of 
. Truesdell checked, Ngueyn bet 100,000 and Truesdell check-raised to 220,000. Nguyen called and the turn came 
. Truesdell checked a second time and Nguyen bet 900,000.
Truesdel folded and Nguyen took first blood.
The two remaining players are now on a short break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,120,000 | 2,020,000 |
|
6,750,000 | -250,000 |
Anthony Vidmer three-bet shoved all in and Andrew Nguyen called. The hands were tabled and they were off to the showdown.
Nguyen: 
Vidmer: 
The board ran 
and Vidmer was eliminated. The clock has been paused to ready for heads up play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
On a flop of 
, Anthony Vidmer bet 120,000 and received a call from Justin Truesdell. Both players then chcked the 
turn, bringing about the on the river. Vidmer proceeded to check-call a bet of 100,000, but was left shaking his head when he discovered his 
was no good against Truesdell's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
|
|
1,700,000 | -1,160,000 |
Since Daniel Lowery's elimination the remaining three players have slowed down a bit. There's been a lot of checking happening and they're plenty deep. It feels like this is the calm before the storm.
Right after losing the aforementioned pot, Daniel Lowery opened for 120,000 from the under-the-gun position only to have Justin Truesdell three-bet to 350,000 from the button. The blinds quickly got out of the way and Lowery instantly four-bet to 650,000. Truesdell shifted in his chair and moved all in, prompting Lowery to snap-call off for around 1.35 million more.
Showdown
Lowery: 
Truesdell: 
Lowery was out of his seat and by his rail with his back turned even before the dealer put out the 
flop. His supporters were cheering loudly as he was primed for a double, but all the excitement vanished in an instant when the dealer burned and turned the . Suddenly Truesdell's rail came to life while a dejected Lowery looked on. The 
river was no help to Lowery and he exited in fourth place for $69,105.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
|
Busted |
Anthony Vidmer started the action by limping from the button, Daniel Lowery completed from the small blind and Justin Truesdell made it 360,000 to play from the big blind. Vidmer got out of the way and Lowery called after a moment's hesistation.
Truesdell:
Lowery: 
The board ran 
and Truesdell doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,000,000 | 2,020,000 |
|
|
2,000,000 | -1,950,000 |
Cards are back in the air following the break.
