Event #16: $10,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em

One of the more interesting events on the World Series of Poker schedule has officially come to a close. Mark Radoja was able to navigate a field of 162 entrants to come out on top of Event #16: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em, capturing the gold bracelet and the $331,190 first-place prize money in the process.

The third day of play began with four players returning and vying for the gold. On the secondary feature sat relative unknown Don Nguyen who had clinched his first WSOP cash with this event. Nguyen squared off with online legend Ben "Sauce123" Sulsky. All eyes were on Sulsky as the man who has consistently dominated the virtual felt was in the midst of a deep run in one of the most prestigious live tournaments around. Nguyen, however, made quick work of Sulsky, defeating him in just 41 short hands. On the final hand, Nguyen raised to 60,000 from the button, Sulsky three-bet to 145,000, Nguyen pushed out what looked like 800,000 in chips, and Sulsky moved all in for 935,000. Sulsky showed    and was ahead of Nguyen's   . However, after the board ran out      , Nguyen was able to seize victory with his straight and secure his seat in the finals.

Simultaneously, Radoja played Justin Bonomo over on the ESPN Main Stage in the semifinals. Bonomo was the clear aggressor in the match, winning most of the smaller pots. However, Radoja seemed to hold when the money got in and eventually Radoja was able to clinch a victory over Bonomo. During their final hand, a short-stacked Bonomo moved in from the button holding    and Radoja snapped him off with   . An ace peeled off on the flop and that was all she wrote for Bonomo, who was eliminated in the semifinals taking home $110,485.

A mere half hour later, Radoja and Nguyen took their seats on the feature table to play one last match for the championship. Nguyen took an early lead and forced Radoja to cash in one of his add-on's fairly early. Radoja found a huge double about halfway through the match when his pocket queens were able to hold against Nguyen's    during a preflop all in. Despite this, Nguyen had managed to work Radoja down to cashing in his final lammer, meaning Radoja had a huge uphill battle to seize the victory.

From this point on, Radoja worked the short stack to his advantage by winning small pots by shoving all in and taking advantage of the ever-raising blinds. On the 83rd hand of the match, Nguyen moved all in from his button and Radoja snapped him off with pocket sixes. The pocket pair held and Radoja was able to completely turn the tide on Nguyen, who was left with only one lammer to cash in. A mere two hands later Nguyen shoved his short stack from the button and Radoja called for the tournament.

Nguyen:   
Radoja:   

Nguyen's ace-high was ahead and it stayed that way when the    flop hit the felt. The   on the turn made it more likely that the match would roll on, but the   on the river brought everything to an abrupt halt with Radoja eliminating his final opponent and seizing WSOP glory.

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Hand #81: Don Nguyen folded his button.

Hand #82: Mark Radoja raised all in from his button and Don Nguyen called. Radoja showed    and Nguyen tabled   . The board ran out       and the two chopped the pot.

Hand #83: Nguyen moved all in from his button and Radoja snapped him off.

Nguyen:   
Radoja:   

The flop came     and Radoja's sixes retained the lead. The   was of no help to Nguyen and he needed to spike an eight on the river in order to stay alive. Unfortunately for Nguyen, fifth street was the   and he was forced to ship his stack over to Radoja. Nguyen then fired his last bullet by cashing in his final add-on for 1.28 million in chips.

Hand #74: Radoja opened for 240,000 and Nguyen called to see the flop of    . After Nguyen checked, a bet of 165,000 earned Radoja the pot.

Hand #75: Nguyen opened for 240,000, Radoja called, and the dealer fanned a flop of    . After a check by Radoja, Nguyen bet 140,000 and took it down.

Hand #76: Radoja opened for 240,000, Nguyen called, and they saw a flop of    . Nguyen then check-folded to Radoja's 165,000 wager.

Hand #77: Nguyen went for a walk in the big blind

Hand #78: Radoja limped in, Nguyen raised to 280,000, but folded when Radoja reraised to 780,000.

Hand #67: Mark Radoja shipped all in from the button and Don Nguyen folded.

Hand #68: Nguyen folded his button.

Hand #69: Radoja called from the button and Nguyen checked his option. The flop came     and Nguyen checked. Radoja fired 120,000 and Nguyen called. The   turned and both players checked. The board completed with the   and Nguyen checked again. Radoja bet 305,000 and a moment passed with Nguyen thinking.

"Alright," sighed Nguyen, throwing in a call.

Radoja showed    for a straight and Nguyen mucked his hand.

Hand #70: Nguyen raised to 240,000 from his button and Radoja three-bet all in. Nguyen folded and Radoja took it down.

Don Nguyen	5,155,000	-1,245,000
Mark Radoja	2,525,000	1,245,000

Hand #60: Nguyen won with a preflop raise to 160,000.

Hand #61: Nguyen got a walk in his big blind.

Hand #62: Nguyen opened for 160,000, and mucked when Radoja shipped it.

Hand #63: Radoja folded his button, giving Nguyen a walk.

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Hand #51: Mark Radoja opened his button to 160,000. Don Nguyen three-bet all in and and Radoja let it go.

Hand #52: Nguyen opened with a raise from the button and took it down.

Hand #53: Radoja button-raised to 160,000 and Nguyen shipped all in for 1.83 million. Radoja got away and Nguyen picked it up.

Hand #54: Nguyen made it 160,000 from his button and won the pot.

Hand #55: Radoja opened to 160,000 and Nguyen flat called. A monotone flop of     fell and Nguyen tapped the table. Radoja continued for 100,000 and Nguyen folded his cards.

Don Nguyen	4,550,000	400,000
Mark Radoja	3,130,000	-400,000

Hand #48: Nguyen opened for 120,000 and Radoja used his newly acquired chips to call. Both players checked the     flop, and Radoja mucked on the   turn, after a bet of 175,000 by Nguyen

Hand #43: Radoja opened for 120,000, but quickly folded when Nguyen pushed all-in over the top.

Hand #44: Nguyen opened for 120,000, Radoja called, and the flop fell [9c3dks

Hand #45: Nguyen got a walk in his big blind.

Hand #46: Nguyen raised to 120,000 and Radoja released.

Hand #34: Don Nguyen opened with a preflop raise and Mark Radoja three-bet all in. Nguyen folded and Radoja took it down.

Hand #35: Radoja called from the button and Nguyen checked his option. The duo saw     fall and Nguyen checked. Radoja fired 60,000 and Nguyen threw his hand away.

Hand #36: Nguyen folded his button.

Hand #37: Radoja made it 120,000 from the button but folded when Nguyen moved all in.

Hand #38: Nguyen opened to 120,000 and took down the blinds.

Hand #39: Radoja opened to 120,000 from his button and Nguyen called. The two saw     fall and Nguyen check-folded after a 80,000-chip bet from Radoja.

Don Nguyen	5,030,000	-90,000
Mark Radoja	2,655,000	95,000