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Andrew Nguyen raised to 160,000 on the button and Justin Truesdell called. The flop came 
and both players checked. The turn came 
, Truesdell bet 200,000 and Nguyen called. The river brought the 
and Truesdell bet 350,000. Nguyen called and Truesdell said, "You got it."
Nguyen tabled pocket fives and took the pot.
Both players have been playing small-ball poker and biding their time. It became apparent early on that a cooler hand would be about the only thing that would put an end to this match anytime soon, and we almost had such a hand.
It began when Justin Truesdell min-raised to 160,000 on the button, which he's prone to do, and Andrew Nguyen looked him up from the big blind. The latter proceeded to check-call a bet of 250,000 and then checked the 
turn. Truesdell fired out 550,000, but this time Nguyen woke up with a check-raise to 1.3 million. Truesdell made a quick call and it was off to the 
river.
Nguyen moved all in and Truesdell made another quick call. Nguyen rolled over 
for a full house, while Truesdell matched held the same full house (thanks to the river) with 
. Nguyen's king kicker was primed to win him a huge pot, but the river had different plans.
After a raise and a call the flop came 
. Nguyen checked, Truesdell bet 800,000 and Nguyen called after a moment of silence. The crowd quieted as well, sensing the tension. The turn came 
, Nguyen checked and Truesdell did some chip rearranging to consider his bet. He eventually pushed 1.1 million into the middle. Nguyen tanked for a short while and then kicked his cards back to the dealer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,600,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
6,250,000
-1,250,000
|
-1,250,000 |
|
||
Justin Truesdell opened for 160,000 on the button and Andrew Nguyen made the call. The latter proceeded to check-call a bet of 250,000 on both the 
flop and turn, leading to the 
on the river. Nguyen checked for a third time and this time Truesdell did the same.
"Pair," Nguyen announced before showing 
. Truesdell flashed the before sending his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,500,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
6,300,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
Andrew Nguyen made it 200,000 to play from the button and Justin Truesdell called. The flop came 
, Truesdell checked, Nguyen bet 320,000 and Truesdell called. The turn came and both players checked. The river brought the 
, Truesdell checked, Nguyen bet 450,000 and Truesdell check-raised to 1.45 million.
Nguyen called and mucked when Truesdell showed a straight holding the .
Cards are back in the air.
Level: 31
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,000,000
880,000
|
880,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,800,000
-950,000
|
-950,000 |
The two players are on a 15 minute break.
Andrew Nguyen limped from the button and Justin Truesdell checked his option. The flop came 
, Truesdell checked and Nguyen bet 60,000. Truesdell called and the turn came . Truesdell check-called 250,000 and the river fell 
. Truesdell checked a third time and Nguyen announced 600,000. Truesdell called and mucked after Nguyen tabled 
.
