Dung Nguyen Loses One, Then Doubles Up

Apr 7, 2025

Hand #1: Dung Nguyen opens to 60,000 under the gun and Johnny Bromberg calls in middle position. The flop comes Spade 8Club 7Heart 6 and Nguyen continuation-bets 80,000. Bromberg calls.

The turn is the Heart Qand both players check. The river lands the Heart 5 and Nguyen Checks. Bromberg bets 60,000, Nguyen calls, Bromberg shows him Club 10Diamond 10X Xand wins the pot with a pair of tens.

Hand #2: On the very next hand, action folds around to Spencer Champlin in the small blind and he puts Nguyen all in for his remaining 430,000. Nguyen uses a time chip and calls with Heart ASpade 2.

Champlin shows Club JClub 9 and picks up multiple draws on a Heart QSpade 8Heart 5Heart 7Diamond 8 runout that fail to complete, leaving Nguyen’s ace best to score him the double.

“I’m still alive, guys,” says Nguyen after the river card. “Y’all can’t kick me out now!”

Dung Nguyen – 890,000 (30 bb)
Johnny Bromberg – 2,200,000 (73 bb)
Spencer Champlin – 680,000 (23 bb)

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