Event 1: 3rd Place - Nguyen

$400 + $50 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Here are the rough chip counts at the start of three-handed play:

Mike Lydon - 11.6 million
Son Nguyen - 6.8 million
Michael Michnik - 5.8 million

It didn't take long...

Son Nguyen (Myrtle Beach, SC)

$30,109

Son Nguyen was all-in holding pocket 4s and way behind Mike Lydon's pocket Queens.  They both improved to a set when the flop came Q J 4.  Only the case 4 would save Son, but it did not appear.

Son Nguyen finished in 3rd place, earning $25,216.