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Thompson Takes From Kang

by Christian Zetzsche • August 28, 2026 - 11:35 AM

Gary Thompson

Young Min Kang raised to 100,000 with the A ♣️ 3 ♣️ and Gary Thompson defended the big blind with the Q ♥️ 3 ♥️ with the latter flopping gin on Q ♠️ 9 ♥️ 8 ♥️ . Kang bet 55,000 and Thompson called.

They checked the 9 ♦️ turn to the 5 ♣️ river on which Kang checked. Thompson bet 220,000 and Kang tank-called to lose a portion of his stack.

Player Chip Count
Gary Thompson 3,100,000
Young Min Kang 2,200,000