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As we commence heads-up play, Men Nguyen has found his voice once again as he holds a 3 to 2 chip advantage over Brandon Adams.
Men Nguyen - 2,700,000
Brandon Adams - 1,800,000
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #10: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$394,807
Entries
150
Level
26
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Nguyen Widens His Lead
Adams: (X) (X) / 
/ (X)
Nguyen: (X) (X) / 
/ (X)
It's turned into a carnival here at the final table, with Men Nguyen enjoying the hell out of the proceedings. Twice he's completed blind after Brandon Adams pulled the bring in. The second time, Adams raised. Nguyen squeezed his hole cards and then re-raised, with Adams calling.
"Gamble, gamble!" said Nguyen. He called Adams' bet on fourth street. By fifth Adams slowed down and checked. "100 hurt-me dollars," said Nguyen after checking with TD Bob Smith how much he could bet. Adams called.
On sixth street Nguyen again asked how much he could bet, then bet "100 hurt-me dollars". Adams called. Nguyen bet the river dark. Adams squeezed and folded.
"I'm not going to look at this one," said Nguyen, pointing to his river card. "Kill it." The dealer killed the hand and pushed the pot to Nguyen.
"Ship it baby!" Nguyen shouted.
"All you can eat, baby!" replied one of his railbirds.
"I can have a good time, right Bob?" Nguyen asked Smith. "I can raise blind?"
"You've raised blind many times," replied Smith. Nguyen now has 3.2 million. Adams is down to 1.3 million.
Brandon's New Strategy
Men Nguyen is talking and drinking up a storm now that we are heads up. He's been raising most pots in the dark without looking at his cards and pounding on Brandon Adams.
"Let's raise the blinds. This is too slow. I'm getting tired!" laughed Nguyen.
Adams sharply replied, "No...you might pass out!"
Nguyen chuckled and turned to his entourage, "No more beers for Men!"
Some More Men Gold
Men Nguyen is throwing out plenty of one-liners right now as the rail is being more entertained by his antics than the poker right now.
"I got six bracelets man. I want one more! How many you got? One? None?" said Nguyen. "Don't worry, you beat Men The Master and you'll be famous tomorrow!"
"You Got It"
After a lot of banter and mostly "raise and take it" hands, there was finally a hush over the final table as the two players clashed in a big pot.
Brandon Adams was the bring-in with the as Men Nguyen completed with the 
. Adams put in a raise and Nguyen called. Adams led on fourth and fifth, before Nguyen paired on sixth to take control on sixth and seventh. Adams thought for a long time before making the call.
Adams: (X-X-X) / 
Nguyen: 
/ 
"You got it," said Adams as Nguyen revealed two pair to the cheers from his fans on the rail. Adams is now down to 920,000 with Nguyen up over 3.5 million.
Unscheduled Break
Despite playing just one level since the last break, both Men Nguyen and Brandon Adams were adamant about taking another break - both virtually walking away from the final table until their wish was granted. We'll be back in ten minutes.
Level: 26
Blinds: /
Ante:
We're Back
Refreshed and ready to gamble, the two players are back and play has resumed.
Adams Sliding
Adams: (X) (X) / 
Nguyen: 
/ 
Adams: (X) (X) / 
Nguyen: / 
Ever so slowly, Brandon Adams' stack is edging downwards. In back-to-back hands against Men Nguyen, Adams put in one bet on third and fourth streets and then folded as soon as the hand got to the big-bet streets. Nguyen has not been shy about showing his hole card in pots that he wins, showing first an open-ended straight draw with four Broadway cards and then pocket aces.
Adams is down to 900,000 chips now, just 7.5 big bets at the current limits. Nguyen has the rest of the chips, 3,600,000 in total.
Nguyen Has One Hand On The Title
Brandon Adams brought it in with the as Men Nguyen completed in the dark with the 
. Adams made the call. Both players checked fourth as Nguyen still hadn't looked at his hole cards. Nguyen again checked fifth as Adams fired a bet. Nguyen decided he'd better look at his hole cards and he decided to make the call.
On sixth, Nguyen checked and Adams bet. Nguyen put in a check-raise and Adams deliberated before making the call. Nguyen again fired the river and Adams looked him up.
Adams: 
/ 
Nguyen: 
/ 
"How do you not raise it?" exclaimed Nguyen as Adams showed aces up which was not quite enough to beat Nguyen's trip tens.
"Well, I was thinking about it..." sighed Adams. He's now on life support with just 350,000 chips.