Level: 27
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 5,000
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #32: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$2,669,600
Entries
568
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Break
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We're now on a 20-minute break. Here are the current chip counts:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,340,000 | -310,000 |
|
3,160,000 | 160,000 |
|
1,855,000 | 255,000 |
Nguyen Goes for Tank Record
Men Nguyen raised to 125,000 from the small blind, and Jeff Papola called in the big blind. The flop came 
, and Nguyen bet out 125,000. Papola called without much hesitation. The 
on the turn put a third club on the board, and both players checked. The 
on the river got another, slower check from Nguyen. Papola slid out 260,000.
Men super-tanked as the break clock ticked down. Mark Radoja got bored and left the table to talk to his friends on the rail. Eventually, he left the area entirely to make sure he had time to go to the bathroom before action resumed. After five minutes of thinking, Nguyen stood up and leaned over the table, his preferred "this is an important decision" position. Nine minutes in, Men folded.
They restarted the break clock, so we're off for 20 minutes.
More for Men
Mark Radoja raised to 120,000 from the small blind and Men "The Master" Nguyen defended his big blind.
Both players checked the 
flop and the turn brought the 
.
Radoja checked to Nguyen who bet 125,000. Radoja released and Nguyen chipped up to 3,650,000.
Radoja is still our short stack with 1,600,000 chips.
888 Lucky for Nguyen
Mark Radoja raised preflop, and Men Nguyen called. They saw a 
flop, and Nguyen checked the action to Radoja, who bet 135,000. Men took his time before raising to 335,000, and after a moment, Mark called. The turn brought the 
, and Nguyen checked again. Radoja didn't learn his lesson the last time and bet 450,000. Nguyen called far faster than he usually acts, half standing on his chair to count out his call in the middle of the table. After the 
on the river, Men checked a third street. Radoja got the message and checked behind this time. Nguyen tabled 
for trip eights, and Radoja could only muck as Nguyen's cheering section started whooping. With the giant pot, Nguyen is back in the lead with 3.5 million. Radoja fell to third with 1.84 million.
Papola Back on Top
Jeff "jpapola" Papola opened to 110,000 with the button and Men "The Master" Nguyen defended from the big blind.
The dealer flopped 
and Nguyen checked to Papola who continued for 165,000. Nguyen stood up to double-fist 415,000 into the pot. Papola called the raise.
The turn was the 
and Nguyen tanked for close to two minutes before checking. Papola checked behind.
The river brought the 
Nguyen again tanked before checking. Papola paused for thought and then bet 565,000. Nguyen went deep into the tank. For five or seven minutes he sat riffling his chips and staring down at the board. Finally, he folded and Papola was awarded the pot.
"Wash the cards," Nguyen snapped at the dealer.
Papola is up to 3,000,000 and Nguyen slipped to 2,600,000
Big Pot for Radoja
Jeff Papola raised to 115,000, and Mark Radoja made it 265,000 total. Jeff called, and they went heads up to a 
flop. Papola bet out 325,000, and it only took Radoja a few seconds to move all in. It took Papola even less time to fold.
Radoja is up to 2.7 million, and Papola slipped to 2.3 million.
And We're Back
That's all.
Quick Break
The players are taking a quick bathroom break before three handed play begins, so we thought we'd give you the current stacks:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,250,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
3,010,000 | 10,000 |
|
|
2,100,000 | 500,000 |
Bruno Launais Eliminated in 4th Place ($173,123)
When action folded to him in the small blind, Bruno Launais open-shoved for 600,000. Mark Radoja snap-called in the big blind, and Launais knew that wasn't a good thing.
Showdown
Launais: 
Radoja: 
The 
flop kept Radoja in the lead with top pair and a gutshot, but it wasn't over for Launais until the 
on the turn. The river was just for show, as Launais had already been eliminated in fourth place. With that, the French student-turned-pro earns his second WSOP cash, both in six-max events.