Binh Nguyen Poker Tournament Updates

Binh Nguyen Eliminated in 2nd Place ($935,424)

Feb 26, '09

Cornel Cimpan moved all in and Binh Nguyen made the call. Cimpan showed K 5 and Nguyen was ahead once again with A 9.

Nguyen had the lead in the hand but he doesn't feel too confident. He had the best hand four times with a chance to win the tournament tonight and the L.A. Poker Classic title slipped out of his grasp each time thanks to the poker gods.

The board ran out 10 5 3 10 4 and Nguyen was eliminated in second place, earning $935,424. Cimpan won the 2009 LAPC and he will take home $1,686,760 in prize money.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Cornel Andrew Cimpan,   Binh Nguyen

Cornel Cimpan Can't Lose!

Feb 26, '09

Cornel Cimpan and Binh Nguyen get it all in preflop. Cimpan shows A4 and is in bad shape against Nguyen's 1010.

The flop came 864 and Cimpan picked up a pair of fours. The turn was the 8 giving Cimpan the nut flush draw and as if on cue, the river was the 5 giving him the winning flush and crippling Nguyen.

Cimpan now has 12.8 million to Nguyen's 1.1 million.

Player Tags: Cornel Andrew Cimpan,   Binh Nguyen

Miracle River For Nguyen!

Feb 26, '09

Binh Nguyen moved all in for 3.975 million and Cornel Cimpan made the call. Nguyen showed K5 and was dominated by Cimpan's KJ.

The flop came down 998, giving Nguyen outs to the chop. The turn was the 3 meaning Nguyen needed any trey or eight for a chop, or any five for the win.

The river was the... 5! and Nguyen doubled to take the chip lead with 7.95 million. Cimpan is the short stack once again with 5.95 million.








 

Player Tags: Cornel Andrew Cimpan,   Binh Nguyen

Cornel Cimpan = Soul Crusher

Feb 26, '09

Both players get it all in preflop. Cornel Cimpan shows KQ and Binh Nguyen has him beat, at least temporarily, with A9.

The board comes KJ2K10 and Cimpan doubles up to 8.2 million. Nguyen is now the short stack with 5.7 million.

Player Tags: Cornel Andrew Cimpan,   Binh Nguyen

Cornel Cimpan Crushes Everyone's Dreams

Feb 26, '09

Binh Nguyen raised to 375,000 and Cornel Cimpan moved all in. Nguyen instantly called and tabled AQ and was dominating Cimpan's Q10.

Of course, the board came Q105104 to give Cimpan a boat and double him up to 4.45 million. Nguyen now has 9.45 million.











 

Player Tags: Cornel Andrew Cimpan,   Binh Nguyen

Binh Nguyen Slowplays Aces Preflop

Feb 26, '09

Cornel Cimpan completed from the button and Binh Nguyen checked his option. The flop came 864 and Nguyen bet 175,000.

Cimpan called and the turn was the 4. Nguyen bet 350,000 and Cimpan called. The river was the 3 and Nguyen bet 600,000. Cimpan made the call and Nguyen revealed AA to win the pot.

Nguyen now has 8.33 million and Cimpan took a hit down to 5.57 million.

Player Tags: Cornel Andrew Cimpan,   Binh Nguyen

Mike Sowers Eliminated in Third Place ($654,797)

Feb 26, '09

Mike Sowers raised to 300,000 preflop from the button and Binh Nguyen reraised from the small blind to 1 million. Sowers moved all in for 2,425,000. Nguyen made the call and they turned up their cards:

Nguyen: QQ
Sowers: 44

Board: J98JK

Nguyen won the hand and Sowers was eliminated in third place. He will take home $654,797 in prize money.

 

Player Tags: Mike Sowers,   Binh Nguyen

Pat Walsh Eliminated in 5th Place ($310,694)

Feb 26, '09

Binh Nguyen raised to 250,000 on the button and Pat Walsh reraised to 950,000 from the blinds. Nguyen moved all in and Walsh called all in after a few seconds of thought.

Walsh revealed A2 but it was dominated by Nguyen's AJ.

The board scared Nguyen with chop outs but his hand held when it ran out 1010735.

Walsh earned $310,694 for his fifth place finish. Nguyen now has 5.315 million in chips.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Pat Walsh,   Binh Nguyen

Mike Sowers

Feb 26, '09

Mike Sowers raised to 250,000 on the button and Binh Nguyen reraised to 750,000 from the small blind. Sowers then reraised all in for 2.81 million. Nguyen called him down and they turned up their cards:

Sowers: KQ
Nguyen: 77

Board: Q53510

Sowers won the pot to double up to 5,760,000. Nguyen was knocked down to 3,140,000 after the hand.






 

Player Tags: Mike Sowers,   Binh Nguyen

Binh Nguyen Makes his Move

Feb 26, '09

Binh Nguyen raised to 225,000 from the button and Pat Walsh made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt 1094 and Walsh checked. Nguyen bet 300,000 and Walsh made the call. The turn brought the 5 and Walsh checked again. Nguyen bet 600,000 and Walsh made the call. The river fell 7 and both players checked. Nguyen turned up K10 to take down the pot worth 2.35 million.

On the very next hand Nguyen raised to 250,000 from the cutoff preflop and Chris Karagulleyan made the call from the big blind. Both players checked down a board of KK1027 to the river. Karagulleyan then bet 425,000 and Nguyen went into the tank before he made the call and turned up A-7. Karagulleyan mucked and Nguyen topped the 6 million mark after winning two nice pots in a row.






 

Player Tags: Chris Karagulleyan,   Pat Walsh,   Binh Nguyen

Binh Nguyen Eliminated in 2nd Place ($935,424)

Feb 26, '09

Cornel Cimpan moved all in and Binh Nguyen made the call. Cimpan showed K 5 and Nguyen was ahead once again with A 9.

Nguyen had the lead in the hand but he doesn't feel too confident. He had the best hand four times with a chance to win the tournament tonight and the L.A. Poker Classic title slipped out of his grasp each time thanks to the poker gods.

The board ran out 10 5 3 10 4 and Nguyen was eliminated in second place, earning $935,424. Cimpan won the 2009 LAPC and he will take home $1,686,760 in prize money.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Cornel Andrew Cimpan,   Binh Nguyen

Cornel Cimpan Can't Lose!

Feb 26, '09

Cornel Cimpan and Binh Nguyen get it all in preflop. Cimpan shows A4 and is in bad shape against Nguyen's 1010.

The flop came 864 and Cimpan picked up a pair of fours. The turn was the 8 giving Cimpan the nut flush draw and as if on cue, the river was the 5 giving him the winning flush and crippling Nguyen.

Cimpan now has 12.8 million to Nguyen's 1.1 million.

Player Tags: Cornel Andrew Cimpan,   Binh Nguyen

Miracle River For Nguyen!

Feb 26, '09

Binh Nguyen moved all in for 3.975 million and Cornel Cimpan made the call. Nguyen showed K5 and was dominated by Cimpan's KJ.

The flop came down 998, giving Nguyen outs to the chop. The turn was the 3 meaning Nguyen needed any trey or eight for a chop, or any five for the win.

The river was the... 5! and Nguyen doubled to take the chip lead with 7.95 million. Cimpan is the short stack once again with 5.95 million.








 

Player Tags: Cornel Andrew Cimpan,   Binh Nguyen

Cornel Cimpan = Soul Crusher

Feb 26, '09

Both players get it all in preflop. Cornel Cimpan shows KQ and Binh Nguyen has him beat, at least temporarily, with A9.

The board comes KJ2K10 and Cimpan doubles up to 8.2 million. Nguyen is now the short stack with 5.7 million.

Player Tags: Cornel Andrew Cimpan,   Binh Nguyen

Cornel Cimpan Crushes Everyone's Dreams

Feb 26, '09

Binh Nguyen raised to 375,000 and Cornel Cimpan moved all in. Nguyen instantly called and tabled AQ and was dominating Cimpan's Q10.

Of course, the board came Q105104 to give Cimpan a boat and double him up to 4.45 million. Nguyen now has 9.45 million.











 

Player Tags: Cornel Andrew Cimpan,   Binh Nguyen

Binh Nguyen Slowplays Aces Preflop

Feb 26, '09

Cornel Cimpan completed from the button and Binh Nguyen checked his option. The flop came 864 and Nguyen bet 175,000.

Cimpan called and the turn was the 4. Nguyen bet 350,000 and Cimpan called. The river was the 3 and Nguyen bet 600,000. Cimpan made the call and Nguyen revealed AA to win the pot.

Nguyen now has 8.33 million and Cimpan took a hit down to 5.57 million.

Player Tags: Cornel Andrew Cimpan,   Binh Nguyen

Mike Sowers Eliminated in Third Place ($654,797)

Feb 26, '09

Mike Sowers raised to 300,000 preflop from the button and Binh Nguyen reraised from the small blind to 1 million. Sowers moved all in for 2,425,000. Nguyen made the call and they turned up their cards:

Nguyen: QQ
Sowers: 44

Board: J98JK

Nguyen won the hand and Sowers was eliminated in third place. He will take home $654,797 in prize money.

 

Player Tags: Mike Sowers,   Binh Nguyen

Pat Walsh Eliminated in 5th Place ($310,694)

Feb 26, '09

Binh Nguyen raised to 250,000 on the button and Pat Walsh reraised to 950,000 from the blinds. Nguyen moved all in and Walsh called all in after a few seconds of thought.

Walsh revealed A2 but it was dominated by Nguyen's AJ.

The board scared Nguyen with chop outs but his hand held when it ran out 1010735.

Walsh earned $310,694 for his fifth place finish. Nguyen now has 5.315 million in chips.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Pat Walsh,   Binh Nguyen

Mike Sowers

Feb 26, '09

Mike Sowers raised to 250,000 on the button and Binh Nguyen reraised to 750,000 from the small blind. Sowers then reraised all in for 2.81 million. Nguyen called him down and they turned up their cards:

Sowers: KQ
Nguyen: 77

Board: Q53510

Sowers won the pot to double up to 5,760,000. Nguyen was knocked down to 3,140,000 after the hand.






 

Player Tags: Mike Sowers,   Binh Nguyen

Binh Nguyen Makes his Move

Feb 26, '09

Binh Nguyen raised to 225,000 from the button and Pat Walsh made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt 1094 and Walsh checked. Nguyen bet 300,000 and Walsh made the call. The turn brought the 5 and Walsh checked again. Nguyen bet 600,000 and Walsh made the call. The river fell 7 and both players checked. Nguyen turned up K10 to take down the pot worth 2.35 million.

On the very next hand Nguyen raised to 250,000 from the cutoff preflop and Chris Karagulleyan made the call from the big blind. Both players checked down a board of KK1027 to the river. Karagulleyan then bet 425,000 and Nguyen went into the tank before he made the call and turned up A-7. Karagulleyan mucked and Nguyen topped the 6 million mark after winning two nice pots in a row.






 

Player Tags: Chris Karagulleyan,   Pat Walsh,   Binh Nguyen

Binh Nguyen Eliminated in 2nd Place ($935,424)

Feb 26, '09

Cornel Cimpan moved all in and Binh Nguyen made the call. Cimpan showed K 5 and Nguyen was ahead once again with A 9.

Nguyen had the lead in the hand but he doesn't feel too confident. He had the best hand four times with a chance to win the tournament tonight and the L.A. Poker Classic title slipped out of his grasp each time thanks to the poker gods.

The board ran out 10 5 3 10 4 and Nguyen was eliminated in second place, earning $935,424. Cimpan won the 2009 LAPC and he will take home $1,686,760 in prize money.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Cornel Andrew Cimpan,   Binh Nguyen

Cornel Cimpan Can't Lose!

Feb 26, '09

Cornel Cimpan and Binh Nguyen get it all in preflop. Cimpan shows A4 and is in bad shape against Nguyen's 1010.

The flop came 864 and Cimpan picked up a pair of fours. The turn was the 8 giving Cimpan the nut flush draw and as if on cue, the river was the 5 giving him the winning flush and crippling Nguyen.

Cimpan now has 12.8 million to Nguyen's 1.1 million.

Player Tags: Cornel Andrew Cimpan,   Binh Nguyen

Miracle River For Nguyen!

Feb 26, '09

Binh Nguyen moved all in for 3.975 million and Cornel Cimpan made the call. Nguyen showed K5 and was dominated by Cimpan's KJ.

The flop came down 998, giving Nguyen outs to the chop. The turn was the 3 meaning Nguyen needed any trey or eight for a chop, or any five for the win.

The river was the... 5! and Nguyen doubled to take the chip lead with 7.95 million. Cimpan is the short stack once again with 5.95 million.








 

Player Tags: Cornel Andrew Cimpan,   Binh Nguyen

Cornel Cimpan = Soul Crusher

Feb 26, '09

Both players get it all in preflop. Cornel Cimpan shows KQ and Binh Nguyen has him beat, at least temporarily, with A9.

The board comes KJ2K10 and Cimpan doubles up to 8.2 million. Nguyen is now the short stack with 5.7 million.

Player Tags: Cornel Andrew Cimpan,   Binh Nguyen

Cornel Cimpan Crushes Everyone's Dreams

Feb 26, '09

Binh Nguyen raised to 375,000 and Cornel Cimpan moved all in. Nguyen instantly called and tabled AQ and was dominating Cimpan's Q10.

Of course, the board came Q105104 to give Cimpan a boat and double him up to 4.45 million. Nguyen now has 9.45 million.











 

Player Tags: Cornel Andrew Cimpan,   Binh Nguyen

Binh Nguyen Slowplays Aces Preflop

Feb 26, '09

Cornel Cimpan completed from the button and Binh Nguyen checked his option. The flop came 864 and Nguyen bet 175,000.

Cimpan called and the turn was the 4. Nguyen bet 350,000 and Cimpan called. The river was the 3 and Nguyen bet 600,000. Cimpan made the call and Nguyen revealed AA to win the pot.

Nguyen now has 8.33 million and Cimpan took a hit down to 5.57 million.

Player Tags: Cornel Andrew Cimpan,   Binh Nguyen

Mike Sowers Eliminated in Third Place ($654,797)

Feb 26, '09

Mike Sowers raised to 300,000 preflop from the button and Binh Nguyen reraised from the small blind to 1 million. Sowers moved all in for 2,425,000. Nguyen made the call and they turned up their cards:

Nguyen: QQ
Sowers: 44

Board: J98JK

Nguyen won the hand and Sowers was eliminated in third place. He will take home $654,797 in prize money.

 

Player Tags: Mike Sowers,   Binh Nguyen

Pat Walsh Eliminated in 5th Place ($310,694)

Feb 26, '09

Binh Nguyen raised to 250,000 on the button and Pat Walsh reraised to 950,000 from the blinds. Nguyen moved all in and Walsh called all in after a few seconds of thought.

Walsh revealed A2 but it was dominated by Nguyen's AJ.

The board scared Nguyen with chop outs but his hand held when it ran out 1010735.

Walsh earned $310,694 for his fifth place finish. Nguyen now has 5.315 million in chips.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Pat Walsh,   Binh Nguyen

Mike Sowers

Feb 26, '09

Mike Sowers raised to 250,000 on the button and Binh Nguyen reraised to 750,000 from the small blind. Sowers then reraised all in for 2.81 million. Nguyen called him down and they turned up their cards:

Sowers: KQ
Nguyen: 77

Board: Q53510

Sowers won the pot to double up to 5,760,000. Nguyen was knocked down to 3,140,000 after the hand.






 

Player Tags: Mike Sowers,   Binh Nguyen

Binh Nguyen Makes his Move

Feb 26, '09

Binh Nguyen raised to 225,000 from the button and Pat Walsh made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt 1094 and Walsh checked. Nguyen bet 300,000 and Walsh made the call. The turn brought the 5 and Walsh checked again. Nguyen bet 600,000 and Walsh made the call. The river fell 7 and both players checked. Nguyen turned up K10 to take down the pot worth 2.35 million.

On the very next hand Nguyen raised to 250,000 from the cutoff preflop and Chris Karagulleyan made the call from the big blind. Both players checked down a board of KK1027 to the river. Karagulleyan then bet 425,000 and Nguyen went into the tank before he made the call and turned up A-7. Karagulleyan mucked and Nguyen topped the 6 million mark after winning two nice pots in a row.






 

Player Tags: Chris Karagulleyan,   Pat Walsh,   Binh Nguyen