On Saturday evening, 80 celebrities packed the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas for the Superstar Poker Tour (CPT) Invitational IV, which was received for $20,000 by Stephen Matt Morrow, higher often called high-stakes slot icon Vegas Matt.
Vegas Matt truly began the evening on the function desk alongside the likes of 8-time NBA All-Star Dwight Howard, Blac Chyna, Steiny, Ethan Klein, and arguably the “movie star” everybody was most excited to see, Haliey Welch, often called the “Hawk Tuah Lady” because of a viral video earlier this yr.
Drea Renee truly interviewed Welch previous to the beginning of play.
“It’s popping out of my ass,” Welch quipped when Renee requested the place her confidence got here from concerning the match. “I’m not excellent at poker and I’ve by no means performed poker, so we’re going to see how this goes.”
Gamers began with 100,000 in chips and performed 15-minute ranges. If wanted, invitees had a second bullet within the chamber, albeit just for the primary six ranges. Beneath are 4 noteworthy palms performed by the Hawk Tuah Lady!
“I Don’t Perceive”
Even earlier than the occasion started, Welch admitted she didn’t know how you can play poker. In what can be her very first hand of poker, motion folded to Josh Richards and he limped for 1,000 with the Q♦8♥. Xavier Mortimer raised to 2,000 with the ten♥10♣ within the small blind and Welch was within the large blind with 1,000 already invested.
“Okay, okay, I’ll put in,” she mentioned as she put in an extra 1,000 chip with the ten♠6♣. “I don’t perceive.”
Richards additionally known as and the flop fell J♣A♠3♦. Mortimer guess the minimal of 1,000 and the supplier defined the choices to Welch.
“I’m gonna fold,” she mentioned with amusing. Richards adopted go well with and Mortimer took down the primary hand.
Welch Folds Two Pair on the Flop
With the blinds at 2,000/3,000, Mortimer limped underneath the gun with the 6♣5♣ and Welch did the identical with the Ok♥3♣ subsequent to behave. Ethan Klein known as with the J♦9♣, Richards with the Ok♦9♦, and Steiny on the button with the Q♥2♠.
Vegas Matt known as with the Q♠J♥ within the small blind and Patrick Peterson checked his choice from the massive with the 8♥7♦. The flop fell 3♥Ok♣10♣ and Welch flopped two pair! Nevertheless, she checked it again after two gamers checked earlier than her.
Klein checked after which Richards guess 5,000 with prime pair, Vegas Matt known as along with his open-ended straight draw, and motion was again on Mortimer, who had a flush draw. He determined it was time for an additional magic trick by which he turned a bit of tape right into a tie.
It proved to be an unintentional distraction as Mortimer folded his flush draw and a shocked Welch despatched her playing cards to the muck.
“Why did Hawk Tuah fold?” a perplexed Brent Hanks commentated. “She was so distracted by the magician she folded two pair … what is going on?
A ten on the flip would’ve counterfeited Welch, and Vegas Matt wound up making a Broadway straight to win the pot.
“Nice fold by Hawk Tuah,” Jeff Platt joked.
Double Up on That Thang
With the blinds at 2,000/4,000, Richards known as with the J♥3♥ and Steiny raised to 12,000 holding the A♦9♦. Welch was within the small blind sitting with 40,000 and known as holding the Ok♥Q♠. Klein known as from the massive with the 9♥5♦, Richards known as the extra 8,000, and it was four-way motion to a flop of Ok♦Q♥3♦. Welch flopped prime two pair and checked. Klein did the identical, Richards guess 10,000 with backside pair, and Steiny raised to 30,000 with the nut flush draw.
Welch known as off for 30,000, Klein folded, and Richards additionally known as off for 20,000 complete. Welch bought it in good and was a 55% favourite to greater than double within the hand. Nevertheless, Steiny, who had a diamond draw, had a 32% probability of profitable, although that dropped to 19% after the two♣ bricked on the flip.
The 5♥ river was secure for Welch and he or she was all smiles as she pulled in a 148,000 pot.
Goodbye, Hawk Tuah
In what can be her remaining hand of the match, the blinds had been 10,000/20,000 when Vegas Matt limped holding the A♦7♦ and Mortimer did the identical with the Q♣J♥. Welch simply known as holding the 6♥6♣ subsequent to behave, Blac Chyna went all in for 25,000 with the 8♥4♥, and Dwight Howard known as from the button with the Ok♥10♦.
Steiny known as from the massive blind with the Ok♣3♣ and the opposite 4 gamers every put in an extra 5,000 to make it six-way motion to a flop of p7c7s9c]. Steiny was first to behave and guess 40,000 along with his membership flush draw and Vegas Matt popped it to 100,000 with journey sevens.
Motion folded to Welch and he or she used two palms to slip her stack of 110,000 within the center.
“If she doesn’t hit a six she’ll discover her method to the bar,” Brent Hanks mentioned.
Howard, who seemingly by no means folds, known as along with his king-high, Steiny ditched his flush draw, and Vegas Matt known as the extra 10,000. The A♥ improved Vegas Matt to an unbeatable full home and he moved all in for 105,000. Howard as soon as once more known as and identical to that Vegas Matt received a 730,000 pot after the meaningless 5♠ was run out on the river. That hand finally helped propel him to victory within the match for $20,000!
Alas, the hand additionally marked the tip of Hawk Tuah and Blac Chyna within the Superstar Poker Tour Invitational IV.
“It was fairly enjoyable. I feel I’ve a greater understanding of it now,” Welch advised Drea Renee in a post-elimination interview. “And I made some associates too.”
The whole lot of the Superstar Poker Tour IV stream may be seen totally free on YouTube now:
The Superstar Poker Tour will return on Saturday, Oct. fifth with Recreation Evening IV adopted by the CPT Championship on Wednesday, Nov. 20.
* Photos courtesy of Superstar Poker Tour
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