WATCH: The Largest Pot In High Stakes Poker History

The battle between Alan Keating and Peter Wang continued on PokerGO’s Excessive Stakes Poker this week with a record-breaking pot.

Keating had gotten the higher of Wang through the 14th season of the favored money recreation present. Highlights have included a triple barrel bluff that earned him a pot of $287,000, and a ridiculous hero name with third pair for $911,000.

Their newest conflict was even greater, leading to a pot price $1,412,500.

With the blinds at $500-$1,000, Nikhil ‘Airball’ Arcott straddled to $2,000 and Rick Salomon re-straddled to $4,000. Keating appeared down at Ok Ok on the button and known as, leaving himself with simply shy of $700,000 behind.

Justin Gavri folded his small blind after which Wang raised to $14,000 from the large blind with A 3 on an almost similar stack.

Arcott and Salomon obtained out of the way in which and motion fell again to Keating, who went for a fast and sizable limp re-raise to $69,000.

Wang eyed his opponent up and down earlier than tossing within the calling chips. The flop got here down Ok J 2, giving Keating high set and Wang the nut flush draw.

“The place’d we discover this flop?” requested PokerGO commentator Nick Schulman.

Wang checked, and Keating guess $70,000. Wang then check-raised to $200,000.

Keating thought it over earlier than opting to simply name, and the flip was the A.

Wang instantly moved all in, and Keating snap known as. Keating requested to run it twice, and Wang agreed, needing a spade to return from behind.

In accordance with the Card Participant Poker Odds Calculator, Keating was an almost 82% favourite to win every run out.

The boards accomplished with the A and the J, giving the total pot to Keating.

Watch the hand under.

Keating, who dragged a pot price $2.2 million on the Hustler On line casino Stay stream, has appeared on different poker exhibits like No Gamble No Future, and Poker After Darkish. The 38-year-old investor and poker participant additionally lately launched his personal YouTube channel the place he shares his thought course of behind his play together with some behind-the-scenes footage of his video games.

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*Picture by PokerGO – Antonio Abrego