The 14th season of PokerGO’s Excessive Stakes Poker is underway and was the scene of a large pot that noticed one participant hit their draw on the river not simply as soon as, however twice. The end result was a pot value greater than $600,000.
The motion featured blinds of $200-$400 with Jared Bleznick straddling to $800 and Markus Gonsalves restraddling to $1,600. Brandon Steven raised to $4,000 with 8
6
and Seth Gottlieb three-bet to $15,000 with A Q
.
Marc Kulick referred to as with 6 5 and Gonsalves four-bet to $50,000. Steven folded, however each Gottlieb and Kulick made the decision, bringing the pot to $155,200.
The flop fell J
4 3, handing Gottlieb the lead however giving Kulick an open-ended straight draw. Gottlieb checked, as did Kulick and Gonsalves as effectively. Kulick had a 47% likelihood to win the hand at this level with Gottlieb at 37% and Gonsalves at 16%, in response to the Card Participant Poker Odds Calculator.
The flip introduced the Q, handing Gottlieb and Gonsalves a pair of queens, the previous with a greater kicker. Gottlieb now had a 74% likelihood to win the hand at this level with Kulick at 19% and Gonsalves at 7%.
“Tough card for Markus Gonsalves,” commentator AJ Benza famous.
Gottlieb thought a bit after which guess $65,000. Kulick referred to as and Gonsalves introduced all in for his final $196,000. Gottlieb cursed and cupped his palms over his face in anguish at his determination. He surveyed the scene as he contemplated his subsequent transfer with Kulick nonetheless performing behind him.
After a number of moments, Gottlieb finally slid his hand to the muck. Gonsalves was now an 82% favourite in opposition to Kulick’s draw. Kulick was within the temper to gamble, nonetheless, along with his name swelling the pot to $613,000.
Gottlieb didn’t take pleasure in seeing his opponent’s hand, regretting his determination to fold.
The 2 gamers determined to run the river twice. The primary river amazingly introduced the two, finishing Kulick’s straight. The second river then produced the 7, giving Kulick one other straight to scoop the whole factor.
Instantly, Gottlieb felt a bit higher about his laydown, whereas Gonsalves appeared pained as he exited the desk.
Kulick is the founder and CEO of Vesta Capital and Vesta Realty, the place he oversees the companies, together with asset administration, operations, and acquisitions.
Gonsalves is a poker professional from San Diego with greater than $2.4 million in reside event winnings, together with the WPT Gardens Poker Championship title in 2020. He’s appeared in a number of live-streamed money video games together with Hustler On line casino Dwell and No Gamble No Future and in response to HighRollPoker.com had been up round $500,000 in televised money video games previous to his time on Excessive Stakes Poker.
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