Brian Yoon Poker Tournament Updates

Brian Yoon Eliminated in 13th Place ($4,312)

Sep 22, '24

Brian Yoon (pictured) was all in with pocket queens from the big blind, and Lam Nguyen had him covered holding AK on the hijack.

The final board read J75K6, and Yoon was eliminated in 13th place for a payout worth $4,312. Nguyen increased his chip lead to 3.55 million after collecting the pot.

NOTE: Matt Affleck was eliminated in 12th place over at the other table at the same time that this hand was playing out to take the field down to 11 players.

Lam Nguyen – 3,550,000 (118 bb)
Brian Yoon – Eliminated in 13th Place ($4,312)

Player Tags: Brian Yoon,   Lam Nguyen

Brian Yoon Eliminated By Ruman Meman

Jul 19, '19

Ruman Meman raised to 10,000 from the cutoff and Brian Yoon moved all in on the button for 86,500.

The blinds fold and Meman quickly called. Yoon showed AQ and was dominated by Meman’s AK.

The board ran out A86108 and Yoon was eliminated.

Ruman Meman – 473,000
Brian Yoon – Eliminated

Player Tags: Brian Yoon

Brian Yoon Wins Event No. 58 ($663,727)

Jul 07, '13

Level: 32

Blinds: 80,000-160,000 with a 20,000 ante

Players Remaining: 1 out of 4,756

Players Eliminated:

4th: Justin Zaki – $218,771
3rd: Roland Israelashvili – $295,433
2nd: Cuong Van Nguyen – $408,264

Live Updates:

Justin Zaki Eliminated in Fourth Place ($218,771)

Brian Yoon raised to 325,000 and Justin Zaki reraised to 850,000. Yoon reraised all in and Zaki called all in for 3.4 million. The two players then tabled their hands.

Yoon: AJ
Zaki: 99

Board: J74610

Zaki was eliminated in fourth place and Yoon extended his chip lead with a pair of jacks.

Roland Israelashvili Eliminated in Third Place ($295,433)

Brian Yoon raised to 325,000 and Roland Israelashvili reraised all in for 2.2 million. Yoon called and the two players revealed their hands.

Yoon: AQ
Roland: KQ

Board: 86276

Yoon won the hand with an ace-kicker to take a chip lead of 14,035,0000 into a heads-up final against Cuong Van Nguyen (5 million). Roland was eliminated in third place.

Brian Yoon Wins Event No. 58 ($663,727) — Cuong Van Nguyen ($408,264)

Cuong Van Nguyen raised to 450,000 and Brian Yoon reraised all in. Van Nguyen called all in and the final two players flipped over their cards one last time.

Yoon: KQ
Van Nguyen: 108

Board: A1069K

Yoon won the pot and the tournament with a pair of kings. Van Nguyen was eliminated in second place and took home $408,264 in prize money. Yoon was awarded a gold bracelet and the top prize worth $663,727.

Be sure to check back with Card Player for all of your final table action, chip counts, and prize payouts for each gold bracelet event.

Player Tags: Justin Zaki,   Brian Yoon,   Roland Israelashvili,   Cuong Van Nguyen

Level 31 Update: Nghi Tran Eliminated in 5th Place

Jul 07, '13

Level: 31

Blinds: 50,000-120,000 with a 15,000 ante

Players Remaining: 4 out of 4,756

Average Chip Count: 4,756,000

Chip Counts:

Seat 2: Justin Zaki – 3,750,000
Seat 5: Roland Israelashvili – 2,830,000
Seat 7: Brian Yoon – 8,950,000
Seat 8: Cuong Van Nguyen – 3,505,000

Players Eliminated:

5th: Nghi Tran – $163,340

Live Updates:

Nghi Tran Eliminated in Fifth Place ($163,340)

Brian Yoon raised to 240,000 preflop and Nghi Tran reraised all in for 860,000. Yoon called and the two players tabled their hands.

Yoon: 97
Tran: 77

Board: J449J

Yoon won the hand with two pair, jacks and nines, to grow his stack to 7.9 million and Tran was eliminated in fifth place.

Player Tags: Brian Yoon,   Nghi Tran