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Melanie Weisner started by raising in early position to 600 and that was followed by a slurry of calls from a player in middle position, Tai Nguyen, from the hijack, the player in the cutoff, the player on the button and the big blind. With seven players to the flop, was dealt.

The big blind, Weisner and the middle position player checked, Nguyen bet 1,100 and was called by the players in the cutoff and on the button with everyone else folding.

The came next and Nguyen led for 2,000, leaving only 1,000 behind. Apparently that was scary enough to force both his opponents to fold.