Hand #73: David Dongwoo Ko Doubles Thru Tommy Nguyen
May 22, 2024
Photo: David Dongwoo Ko
Tommy Nguyen raises from the button to 400,000, and David Dongwoo Ko calls from the small blind.
The flop comes 
, Ko checks, Nguyen bets 500,000, and Ko check-raises to 1,800,000. Nguyen calls.
The turn card is the 
, Ko bets 6,000,000, and Nguyen uses a Time Chip to tank for nearly a minute before he moves all in.
Ko snap-calls all in for 6,575,000 with 
for a queen-high straight, and Nguyen turns over 
for a pair of tens with a gutshot straight draw — his only savior is a nine on the river, which would chop the pot with identical straights.
The river card is the 
, and Ko wins the pot with a queen-high straight to double up in chips.
David Dongwoo Ko – 17,950,000 (90 bb)
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