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Roller Coaster for Nguyen!

Written by Kirk | Jan 25, 2025 5:35:24 AM
On a three-way flop of 3♦Q♠10♦, James Mattingly lead-jams for around 110,000 into the pot of only 60,000 and the action goes to Chanyoung Sang who quickly folds. 
 
It is then Duc Nguyen's Turn...
 
"Ah, I have to call you, I like my hand too much!" he admits as he pushes his stack of around 80,000 into the middle to put himself at risk.
 
Mattingly then flips over A♥Q♥ for a very stong holding of top pair, top-kicker, but then Nguyen surprises him by rolling over K♣K♥ for an even stronger hand!
 
But then the tide shifts in Mattingly's favor as the turn hit the A♦ to give him two pair, but the hand wasn't quite over as the J♣ hit the river.
 
"Straight!" Nguyen shouts excitedly as the big pot is pushed his way for the double while Mattingly is left short and shaking his head. 
 
Nguyen - 220,000
Mattingly - 33,000