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- Wednesday, 28 Dec 2005
The Poker Player of the Year gambling championship has just recently found its gambling champion, Men "The Master" Nguyen. This master poker player was able to unseat one of the top gambling star John Phan, who has been considered the leader in the race for Poker Player of the Year. Most of the concentration by poker gambling fans worldwide was the battle at the Bellagio in the Five Diamond Poker Classic. But heavy like Phan who led the Player of the Year race for approximately three quarters of the year, was one of the first contenders that was dismissed from the gambling proceedings at the Bellagio. Nguyen, perhaps more comfortable with Phan now out of the picture, left the Bellagio on Day Two of the tournament.
Just when everyone thought that the gambling season was over, news came down that both Nguyen and Phan, had streaked across the country to take part in the gambling action at the 2005 Trump Classic in Atlantic City. The battleground thus shifted to what would prove to be the last act in tournament poker for 2005!
Both men warmed up for the $5,000 Championship Event by playing in the final $300 No-Limit Event before the big tournament. Incredibly, both showed that they were fresh from their battles in Las Vegas and their travels across the continent as Phan was able to take down third place. "The Master", however, topped Phan's efforts and won the $300 tournament, opening up a still vulnerable 176 point lead over his relentless foe.
It was perhaps anti-climatic as 126 runners came to the felt in Atlantic City for the $5,000 Championship Event of the Trump Poker Classic. Neither Nguyen or Phan was able to add to their points as both finished out of the money in the gambling tournament won by North Carolina's Chris Bell. Chris Reslock, Men "The Master" captured the Poker Player of the Year title for the fourth time and his first time since 2002. Congratulations to Men for a fantastic finish in taking the title and additional congratulations to a man that we'll be hearing more about in gambling news in the coming years in John Phan!
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