2012 World Series of Poker

Event 38: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Dung Nguyen
Winning Hand
q10
Prize
$607,200
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
2,502
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Kings Are Good

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Dung Nguyen held {k-Hearts}{q-Spades} when he opened the button to 190,000. Theo Tran called and a {j-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} flop was dealt. Both players checked here and then both checked the {2-Clubs} turn. The {6-Diamonds} river would see Tran lead for 100,000 and Nguyen call. Tran held {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts} and those cards into the muck and Nguyen tabled his better pair.

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Dung's Lead Increases

Dung Nguyen raised the button to 180,000 and Theo Tran came along for the ride in the big blind.

The {j-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{3-Spades} flop would see Tran check call a bet of 200,000 and then both players would check the {j-Spades} turn. On the {5-Hearts} river, Tran check-called another bet, this time for 400,000.

When Nguyen tabled {q-Spades}{9-Spades}, it was good enough to see Tran's cards into the muck and some of his chips into Nguyen's stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Dung Nguyen
9,700,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
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Theo Tran
1,600,000
-1,500,000
-1,500,000

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Tran Gets Some Back

Theo Tran
Theo Tran

Theo Tran opened the button to 180,000 and Dung Nguyen called out of the big blind. The {9-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{2-Clubs} flop would see both players check as a {6-Clubs} was dealt on the turn. This time Nguyen bet 175,000 and Tran called. Both players then checked the {9-Diamonds} river.

When Tran tabled his {5-Clubs}{5-Hearts}, the one club was enough to pick up a flush and send Nguyen's cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Dung Nguyen
8,200,000
-400,000
-400,000
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Theo Tran
3,100,000
450,000
450,000

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Dung Doing It

Dung Nguyen called in the big blind and then Theo Tran was in the big blind when he raised it up to 280,000. Nguyen made the call and the dealer readied three cards to be dealt on the felt.

Flop: {10-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{6-Spades}

On the flop, Nguyen led for 315,000 and Tran called. Both players then checked the {j-Clubs} turn and the {5-Spades} river. At showdown, Nguyen tabled {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts}, which was enough to send Tran's cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Dung Nguyen
8,600,000
441,000
441,000
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Theo Tran
2,650,000
-450,000
-450,000

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Lots of Checking

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

A couple of full boards have been played out during this level, with both hands seeing the two players check it down.

The first hand was a {8-Clubs}{10-Spades}{9-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{7-Spades} board and Dung Nguyen eventually took down the pot holding {9-}{8-}. The next hand was a {q-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} board and Nguyen also took down this hand, holding {j-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}.

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Bahman Jahanguiri Eliminated in 3rd Place ($267,241)

Bahman Jahanguiri - 3rd Place
Bahman Jahanguiri - 3rd Place

Theo Tran folded his button and it was on Bahman Jahanguiri in the small blind. He put in a raise and then Dung Nguyen three-bet. Back on Jahanguiri and he would four-bet shove. Nguyen got to his feet and almost immediately made the call, putting Jahanguiri at risk.

Nguyen: {k-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}
Jahanguiri: {q-Clubs}{j-Spades}

By the time the board ran out {9-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{3-Spades}, Jahanguiri was pleading for a jack or queen, but it wasn't meant to be as the {10-Clubs} on the river ensured that Jahanguiri would be heading home in third place.

Player Chips Progress
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Bahman Jahanguiri
Busted

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Dung and Bahman Battling

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Dung Nguyen was on the button when he raised it up to 175,000. Only Bahman Jahanguiri would make the call as Theo Tran got out of the way.

Nguyen and Jahanguiri both checked the {5-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} flop and a {3-Diamonds} hit the turn. This time Jahanguiri bet 275,000 and Nguyen folded.

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