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Nguyen Avoids the Elimination Only Momentarily

by Christian Zetzsche • August 25, 2026 - 9:38 AM

Eunseok Choi

Viet An Nguyen was all-in and at risk for a severe short stack with the A ♣️ J ♣️ and Po Hsun Liao looked him up with the A ♦️ 3 ♦️ . The kicker played on the A ♠️ 9 ♥️ 4 ♠️ 7 ♦️ 5 ♠️ board.

Ronald Haverkamp then raise-folded his 9 ♥️ 9 ♠️ when Nguyen jammed for 35,000 and was called by Eunseok Choi.

Viet An Nguyen: A ♣️ J ♠️

Eunseok Choi: K ♠️ K ♦️

The kings held on the 8 ♥️ 8 ♠️ 5 ♠️ Q ♣️ 7 ♦️ board to knock out Nguyen.

Player Chip Count
Eunseok Choi 354,000
Po Hsun Liao 82,000
Viet An Nguyen 0