Double-Up for Nguyen
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
On a heads-up flop of Q♣2♥2♠, there was already 42,000 in the bloated pot when Trieu Pham bet an extra 20,000 into it. His opponent, Duc Nguyen, made the call and the two went to the turn 6♠.
Pham then tossed out 35,000, which was enough to cover Nguyen who quickly tossed out his remaining chips to put himself at risk.
The two players then had a standoff where neither player would table their cards, with the dealer telling them multiple times to do so. Pham finally flipped over Q♦J♣ and Nguyen responded by tabling a superior A♦Q♥.
The river came the A♥ to further improve Nguyen and he was awarded the pot for a big double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
255,000 | 40,000 |
|
150,000 | 74,000 |