Event 1: Men Mastered

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The face of tournament veteran Men "The Master" Nguyen is familiar for tournament reporters and opponents alike, which is why eight of his nine opponents folded quickly on Nguyen's big blind.

Matt Shafman, on the other hand, decided to tame the beast, raising to 1,200 from the small blind. Nguyen peered down at Shafman's stack, and after assessing the possibilities, "The Master" made the call.

Flop:

Shafman led out with a bet of 1,600 and Nguyen quickly plunked a stack of orange T1000 chips forward to put his short-stacked opponent to the test. Just as quickly, Shafman made the call, and when he rolled over it was clear why.

Nguyen, for his part, appeared to be quite surprised, showing Shafman his and saying "Wow... I thought I had the best hand here!"

Needing to catch one of two remaining jacks to notch the knockout, Nguyen watched as the turn () and river () missed him entirely. Still smiling at his admitted misread, Nguyen cut off a stack from his own chip castle, and Shafman scored a well-timed double up through one of poker's original superstars.