Men Nguyen is still in the running for winning the player of the year award. The 2010 WSOP produced record-breaking fields and prize pools, not to mention some big name winners and compelling storylines. The first week of WSOP action was all-Mizrachi, all the time as both Robert and Michael made numerous WSOP final tables and became early frontrunners for WSOP Player of the Year honors.

Men Nguyen failed to win the LA Poker Open. A 37-year-old Mortgage broker from Orange County, California took down Commerce Casino's LA Poker Open finale.

Kwinsee Khoa Tran, who says he spends about 80% of his time playing poker these days, collected $178,830 for the win, bringing his career total up and over the $650,000 mark.

Names like Matt Affleck, Kevin Saul, Sorel Mizzi, Phil Laak, Men Nguyen and Sam Stein all entered the event, but a Los Angeles local came out on top at Commerce Casino.

Men Nguyen failed to progress into the latter stages of the WSOPE Event#1. Annette Obrestad was a big center of attention today, and she had to deal with a lot of tough players at her table.

It began with Mike Matusow, and the two were soon joined by Justin “BoostedJ” Smith and a rotating cast of other mischievous characters. Obrestad stuck around for a good while but went busto in Level 5 before the dinner break rush kicked in. Smith and Matusow didn't fare much better; neither managed to survive the day.

Men Nguyen has missed out on making the Poker Hall of Fame nominees this time around. The full list of contenders is as follows:

Chris Ferguson
Barry Greenstein
Jennifer Harman-Traniello
Dan Harrington
Phil Ivey
Linda Johnson
Tom McEvoy
Daniel Negreanu
Scotty Nguyen
Erik Seidel

Men Nguyen emerged victorious after winning his first WSOP. Men Nguyen, the Vietnamese poker veteran won his seventh WSOP bracelet as he finished at the first place in Event 10 of the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship. This was his first win in WSOP since 2003 for a man who is dubbed as ‘The Master’.

The parameters for the introduction into the 2010 class of the Poker Hall of Fame were announced this week, with a big change coming in the voting requirements for induction.
Starting this year, the top two in voting will earn entrance to the Hall if they receive a simple majority, eliminating the 75 percent requirement that was previously used.

This change in voting represents a significant shift in approach for the Hall of Fame.

Among those turned away were Barry Greenstein, Dan Harrington, Phil Ivey, Tom McEvoy, Men Nguyen, Scotty Nguyen, Daniel Negreanu, and Erik Seidel.

Men Nguyen is a poker legend.