Andrew Nguyen and Anthony Vidmer have been squaring with each other in big pots all afternoon. The most recent was the biggest pot of the tournament so far. Nguyen opened for 85,000 and Vidmer raised to 170,000 behind him. The blinds released and action was back on Nguyen. He responded by re-raising to the tune of an additional 505,000.
Vidmer announced all in and Nguyen called.
Nguyen:
Vidmer:
The dealer spread the flop. Nguyen couldn't watch with so many outs to fade and walked off stage - depending on his rail's reaction to know if his hand would hold. Vidmer used his, "One time dealer, one time!"
The turn came .
The river came and Nguyen's aces held. Vidmer slid to 1.6 million and Nguyen has around 4.4 million
George Miro was under the gun and opted to commit his stack of 310,000. Dominic Gabaldon asked for a count and then made the call from middle position, inspiring the rest of the field to get out of the way.
Showdown
Miro:
Gabaldon:
Miro needed some help and found a little as the flop gave him added gut-shot straight draw outs. He seemed optimistic, but would ultimately be left wanting as the turn and river both blanked. Miro graciously shook hands with the remaining seven players before making his way to the payout desk in eighth place to collect $24,130.
Shane Smith moved his short stack all in from under the gun and action folded around to Michael Hallen in the small blind. Hallen called and the hands were tabled.
Anthony Vidmer opened for 85,000 and Michael Hallen raised to 230,000. Vidmer four-bet shoved almost before Hallen could get his chips in the pot. After a count Hallen called.
A short-stacked Michael Hallen opened for 80,000 under the gun and cleared the way all the way around to Daniel Lowery in the small blind. The Alabamian three-bet to 220,000 and then snap-called Hallen's all-in shove.
Showdown
Hallen:
Lowery:
Hallen was in bad shape and in desperate need of a jack, but it wasn't in the cards as the board ran out . With that, Hallen finished in sixth place for $39,781.
Dominic Gabaldon opened for 165,000 under the gun and was met with a three-bet to 440,000 by Andrew Nguyen on the button. Both blinds got out of the way and Gabaldon made the call. The flop saw Gabaldon move all in for around 700,000 and Nguyen snap-call.
Showdown
Nguyen:
Gabaldon:
Nguyen was ahead with a pair of jacks but Gabaldon had flopped a flush draw. The crowd was on its feet as the dealer burned and turned the , a blank for Gabaldon. That meant he needed either a king or spade on the river, but it was not meant to be as the appeared.
Gabaldon finished in fifth place for $52,086, and combined with his seventh-place finish in Event #4 $355 NLHE for $3,453 and fifth in Event #8 $1,080 NLHE for $14,058, he becomes the Harrah's New Orleans Casino Champ and earns a seat in the National Championship come July. A nice consolation prize, indeed.
Justin Truesdell opened for 105,000 from the cutoff and Daniel Lowery looked him up from the big blind. The latter proceeded to check-call a bet of 150,000 before both players checked the turn. When the appeared on the river, Lowery fired out 275,000 and Truesdell snap-called. Lowery confidently rolled over for two pair and it was good enough to win the pot as Truesdell simply mucked.
With around 550,000 in the pot and a board reading , Justin Truesdell checked from the small blind and Andrew Nguyen bet 285,000 from te big. Truesdell made a quick call and watched as Nguyen confidently turned over for a wheel.
"Oh, I have a straight," Truesdell said and revealed for an eight-high straight. Nguyen seemed a bit surprised that his opponent had him beat.
"Wow, that could have been a big pot," Lowery pointed out.
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flop. Nguyen couldn't watch with so many outs to fade and walked off stage - depending on his rail's reaction to know if his hand would hold. Vidmer used his, "One time dealer, one time!"
.
and Nguyen's aces held. Vidmer slid to 1.6 million and Nguyen has around 4.4 million
flop gave him added gut-shot straight draw outs. He seemed optimistic, but would ultimately be left wanting as the 
turn and 
river both blanked. Miro graciously shook hands with the remaining seven players before making his way to the payout desk in eighth place to collect $24,130.
and Smith was eliminated.
. With that, Hallen finished in sixth place for $39,781.
, a blank for Gabaldon. That meant he needed either a king or spade on the river, but it was not meant to be as the 
appeared.
, Justin Truesdell checked from the small blind and Andrew Nguyen bet 285,000 from te big. Truesdell made a quick call and watched as Nguyen confidently turned over 
for a wheel.
for an eight-high straight. Nguyen seemed a bit surprised that his opponent had him beat.