Tom "titantom" Braband Eliminated in 23rd Place ($44,433)
Feb 24, '09
Payman Arjang raised to 26,000 in early position and Binh Nguyen called on the button. Tom Braband then made it 90,000 to go from the small blind.
Arjang tanked but eventually folded and Nguyen then moved all in, having Braband remaining 400,000 covered. Braband looked sick about it, but called off the rest of his stack, showing A
K
. Nguyen shows 88 and Braband disgustedly turns away from the table.
The board runs out J
94JQ and Braband is eliminated. Nguyen now sits with 1.45 million.
Player Tags: Payman Arjang, Tom Braband, Binh Nguyen
Bertrand Grospellier Eliminated in 32nd Place ($38,085)
Feb 24, '09
Bertrand Grospellier was just eliminated when his pocket jacks ran into the A-Q of Binh Nguyen that ended up making a four-flush to knock ElkY out of the tournament in 32nd place. He will take home $38,085 in prize money.
Player Tags: Bertrand Grospellier, Binh Nguyen
Mike Sowers Doubles Up Through Binh Nguyen
Feb 25, '09
Mike Sowers open pushed for 620,000 in the small blind and Binh Nguyen made the call in the big blind. Sowers showed A5 but was dominated by Nguyen's AQ.
The board came K105
74 and Sowers paired his five to double up to 1.45 million. Nguyen takes a hit down to 950,000.
Player Tags: Mike Sowers, Binh Nguyen
Chris Ferguson Doubles Up
Feb 25, '09
Chris Ferguson completes from the small blind and Binh Nguyen checks his option.
The flop comes Q52 and Ferguson checks. Nguyen bets 35,000 and Ferguson calls. The turn is the 6. Nguyen bets 90,000 and Ferguson calls.
The river is the Q and Nguyen bets 150,000. Ferguson then moves all in for 715,000. Nguyen thinks it over and calls, Ferguson turns over K9 for the runner runner flush.
Nguyen now sits with 1.045 million while Ferguson chips up to 1.76 million.
Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, Binh Nguyen
Jeremy Kottler Eliminated in 13th Place ($57,796)
Feb 25, '09
On a flop of K72 Jeremy Kottler moved all in to a pot worth 250,000 for his final 250,000 and Mike Sowers made the call. Binh Nguyen moved all in over the top of Kottler and Sowers mucked. Nguyen and Kottler then showed down their cards:
Kottler: A8
Nguyen: KQ
Turn and River: J4
Nguyen took down the pot and Kottler was knocked out of the tournament in 13th place. He will take home $57,796 in prize money.
Player Tags: Jeremy Kottler, Binh Nguyen
Xuan Nguyen Eliminated in 18th Place ($51,114)
Feb 25, '09
Xuan Nguyen raised to 60,000 in middle position and Binh Nguyen reraised to 200,000 behind him. X. Nguyen then moved all in for 507,000. B. Nguyen made the call and showed 1010. X. Nguyen needed help with the A7.
The board came K8344 and X. Nguyen was eliminated in 18th place, earning $51,114.
B. Nguyen now sits with 1.62 million in chips.
Player Tags: Xuan Nguyen, Binh Nguyen
Binh Nguyen Eliminated in 2nd Place ($935,424)
Feb 26, '09
Cornel Cimpan moved all in and Binh Nguyen made the call. Cimpan showed K 5 and Nguyen was ahead once again with A 9.
Nguyen had the lead in the hand but he doesn't feel too confident. He had the best hand four times with a chance to win the tournament tonight and the L.A. Poker Classic title slipped out of his grasp each time thanks to the poker gods.
The board ran out 10 5 3 10 4 and Nguyen was eliminated in second place, earning $935,424. Cimpan won the 2009 LAPC and he will take home $1,686,760 in prize money.
Player Tags: Cornel Cimpan, Binh Nguyen
Cornel Cimpan Can't Lose!
Feb 26, '09
Cornel Cimpan and Binh Nguyen get it all in preflop. Cimpan shows A4 and is in bad shape against Nguyen's 1010.
The flop came 864 and Cimpan picked up a pair of fours. The turn was the 8 giving Cimpan the nut flush draw and as if on cue, the river was the 5 giving him the winning flush and crippling Nguyen.
Cimpan now has 12.8 million to Nguyen's 1.1 million.
Player Tags: Cornel Cimpan, Binh Nguyen
Miracle River For Nguyen!
Feb 26, '09
Binh Nguyen moved all in for 3.975 million and Cornel Cimpan made the call. Nguyen showed K5 and was dominated by Cimpan's KJ.
The flop came down 998, giving Nguyen outs to the chop. The turn was the 3 meaning Nguyen needed any trey or eight for a chop, or any five for the win.
The river was the... 5! and Nguyen doubled to take the chip lead with 7.95 million. Cimpan is the short stack once again with 5.95 million.
Player Tags: Cornel Cimpan, Binh Nguyen
Cornel Cimpan = Soul Crusher
Feb 26, '09
Both players get it all in preflop. Cornel Cimpan shows KQ and Binh Nguyen has him beat, at least temporarily, with A9.
The board comes KJ2K10 and Cimpan doubles up to 8.2 million. Nguyen is now the short stack with 5.7 million.
Player Tags: Cornel Cimpan, Binh Nguyen
