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Anderson Loses to Matsuda; Takes From Nguyen

by Christian Zetzsche • August 28, 2026 - 3:40 PM

Dakota Anderson

In a three-bet pot to the Q ♦️ 6 ♥️ 3 ♣️ flop, Dakota Anderson check-called a bet of 325,000 by John Matsuda and checked the 4 ♠️ on the turn. Matsuda now bet 750,000 and Anderson folded.

He raised the next hand for Thanh Cao Nguyen to defend from the big blind and check-call two streets with the second bet worth 200,000 on the K ♣️ J ♦️ 2 ♣️ 10 ♣️ turn. They checked the 10 ♥️ river and Nguyen showed the K ♠️ :Qh; , Anderson won the chips back with his K ♥️ J ♣️ .

Player Chip Count
Dakota Anderson 5,400,000
John Matsuda 4,400,000
Thanh Cao Nguyen 845,000