07-08-2008 20:16 UTC-8

Phi Nguyen, With the Double KO

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It was a classic three-way preflop all-in situation -- one player with {K-Spades}

{K-Spades}

{K-Diamonds}

, another with {J-Spades}

{J-Spades}

{J-Diamonds}

and Phi Nguyen sandwiched in the middle with {Q-Diamonds}

{Q-Diamonds}

{Q-Clubs}

. Nguyen flopped huge when it came down {Q-Hearts}

{Q-Hearts}

{7-Diamonds}

{5-Spades}

, and he made a full house on the turn when the {5-Diamonds}

{5-Diamonds}

fell. The river was the {9-Clubs}

{9-Clubs}

and Nguyen eliminated both of his opponents, increasing his stack to 123,000.

Tags: Phi Nguyen