Nguyen Cracks Aces
Level 18
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Quang Nguyen was all in from the big blind, at risk against Gene Janushanis on the button.
Quang Nguyen: 8♠8♥
Gene Janushanis: A♠A♣
Janushanis turned over his aces, showing Nguyen the bad news. The tables then turned on the 5♥8♦2♣ flop, as Nguyen spiked a set of eights.
Nugyen improved further by filling up on the 5♦ turn, and the K♠ river completed the board. Nguyen secured the unlikely double, with Janushanis taking a big hit.