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Nguyen Loses to Edoc and Zhukov

by Christian Zetzsche • August 29, 2026 - 9:28 AM

Thanh Cao Nguyen made it 325,000 to go from the button with the K ♣️ Q ♣️ and Lester Edoc called with the 10 ♣️ 9 ♥️ in the big blind. The A ♠️ A ♥️ 4 ♥️ flop was checked by Edoc, who then called a continuation bet of 160,000 only.

Edoc paired the 9 ♦️ turn and checked again, as did Nguyen. The 2 ♣️ came on the river and Edoc bet 650,000, Nguyen opted to fold.

Aleksei Zhukov made it 320,000 to go with the A ♣️ K ♠️ and Nguyen three-bet the A ♦️ J ♥️ to 700,000 in the cutoff. Zhukov then moved all-in and Nguyen was forced to surrender.

Player Chip Count
Lester Edoc 13,000,000
Aleksei Zhukov 4,400,000
Thanh Cao Nguyen 2,400,000