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Nguyen Double Leaves Asehan on Fumes

by Christian Zetzsche • August 27, 2026 - 1:45 PM

Thanh Cao Nguyen

Thanh Cao Nguyen jammed for the last 216,000 with the Q ♥️ 10 ♥️ and Edgar Asehan took the flip with the 9 ♣️ 9 ♠️ behind. The 7 ♥️ 5 ♦️ 3 ♠️ 5 ♥️ 10 ♦️ board gave the player from Vietnam the superior two pair on the river.

Nguyen got another shove through before Asehan then jammed his last 103,000. Everyone folded including Emmanuel Derecho in the big blind who was back on a short stack.

Player Chip Count
Thanh Cao Nguyen 624,000
Emmanuel Derecho 250,000
Edgar Asehan 203,000