Le Khoi Nguyen
Max late reg player, ranked #1 in Vietnam THM Money List, Le Khoi Nguyen was down to crumbs of just 7,000 and went all in.
Heavy bets followed with a reraise from cutoff player Tomas Dedinas, then next door neighbor Vytatutas Laurinaitis three-bet 36,000, called by small blind Somashekar Mahadeva.
With the blinds getting out of the way, action swung to Dedinas, he jammed 142,500, sending Laurinaitis to the think tank. He emerged with a shove and it was a three-way with Mahadeva getting out of the heat.
Le Khoi Nguyen: J ♥️ J ♠️
Tomas Dedinas: K ♦️ K ♠️
Vytatutas Laurinaitis: A ♦️ A ♥️
As soon as the flop landed 3 ♥️ J ♦️ 9h:, Nguyen celebrated his catch which held through the turn 9 ♠️ and river 4 ♦️.
Nguyen tripled up to 38,000, Laurinaitis won the larger side pot, and Dedinas plunged to 26,000.
Despite his luck, Nguyen was eliminated on the next hand by Kaoru Kishimoto.
| PLAYER | CHIP COUNT |
|---|---|
| Vytautas Laurinaitis | 235,000 |
| Tomas Dedinas | 26,000 |
| Le Khoi Nguyen | 0 |