Ha Van Nguyen Doubles Thru Thomas Taylor in Dramatic Fashion

May 4, 2016

Set 4 over set A

Ha Van Nguyen moves all in under the gun for 151,000, and Thomas Taylor calls from the cutoff with Spade 4Heart 4. Nguyen turns over Diamond AClub A, and several players react with surprise at the strength of his hand.

“I’m starting to think he always has it,” says partypoker ambassador Tony Dunst.

But there’s a four in the window as the flop comes Heart ADiamond JClub 4, giving Taylor a false lead with a set of fours until everyone sees that Nguyen reclaims the lead with a set of aces.

The turn card is the Club J, the river card is the Diamond 8, and Nguyen wins the pot with a full house, aces full of jacks, to double up in chips.

Ha Van Nguyen  –  366,000  (15 bb)
Thomas Taylor  –  855,000  (36 bb)

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