Emmanuel Derecho
Thanh Cao Nguyen raised to 100,000 from under the gun and everyone folded to Emmanuel Derecho in the big blind. He mulled it over to then push all-in for around 242,000 and Nguyen snap-called.
Emmanuel Derecho: A ♣️ 9 ♣️
Thanh Cao Nguyen: A ♦️ Q ♠️
The local rail loudly demanded for the queen of clubs when Derecho was in dire shape on the K ♣️ J ♠️ 10 ♠️ flop.
Sure enough, the turn brought the Q ♣️ and Derecho went from almost out to freerolling a double! No drama followed on the 3 ♠️ river to secure the split pot.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Thanh Cao Nguyen | 675,000 |
|---|---|
| Emmanuel Derecho | 280,000 |