Still Going...

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Cornel Andrew Cimpan is still at a chip deficit.

11:45pm -- Cimpan Doubles Up

Just when we thought this all-in match might never end, it was on the verge of being over. Binh Nguyen raised to 375,000, then snap-called when Cornel Andrew Cimpan pushed all in.

Nguyen: {A-Hearts}

Cimpan:

Whoever called Cimpan a bad penny had it right. You just can't get rid of him in this tournament, because even though he was dominated in this hand, he took down the pot on a board of {5-Diamonds}

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That pot makes Cimpan slightly less short, with 4.3 million to Nguyen's 9.6 million.

11:42pm -- All In, But No Call

Binh Nguyen raised preflop to 375,000. Andrew Cimpan responded by moving all in. He got no call. After securing the pot, he flashed an unsuited {10-?}

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11:35pm -- Queen High Good Enough

As has become customary, Binh Nguyen raised to 375,000 and Cornel Andrew Cimpan called. They checked all the way on a board of {10-Spades}

. At showdown, Nguyen turned over queen high, which was apparently the best hand. He took another small pot.

11:29pm -- Slowly But Surely...?

It's hard to be sure, but it seems like Binh Nguyen is making some progress in widening his chip lead against Cornel Andrew Cimpan. The two players checked a limped pot to a turn of {9-Spades}

. Cimpan tried a bet of 250,000 there, but folded to a raise to 600,000 from Nguyen.

11:27pm -- Crowd Getting Restless

Someone in the crowd just shouted out a plea for set-over-set. We wonder if even that unlikely occurrence would end this match. For the most part, Binh Nguyen and Cornel Andrew Cimpan are content to play small ball (Cimpan especially). The flow of play is that Nguyen raises his button to 375,000, then slows down after the flop if he encounters any resistance; Cimpan limps his button and keeps the pot small throughout.

A few minutes later, Cimpan asked the crowd, "What are you guys doing here? This is so boring."

11:24pm -- Another Change in Play

Binh Nguyen limped his button, and Cornel Andrew Cimpan raised the big blind to 400,000 for the first time during heads-up play. What could that mean?

We have no idea. On a flop of {2-Clubs}