The percentages of getting pocket kings in in opposition to pocket aces is a minuscule 0.004%.
However what about throwing pocket queens into the combo? And within the largest buy-in occasion of the 2024 World Collection of Poker (WSOP)?
That is precisely what occurred between excessive curler heavyweights Justin Bonomo, Jason Koon and Isaac Haxton in solely the fourth degree of Occasion #55: $250,000 Tremendous Excessive Curler.
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Massive Hand on $250,000 Tremendous Excessive Curler Day 1
It was the fourth degree of the day when the confrontation occurred between three gamers with 5 WSOP bracelets and over $170 million in profession earnings.
In line with PokerNews reporter Calum Grant, Justin Bonomo opened 20,000 from the hijack earlier than Jason Koon three-bet to 65,000 from the cutoff.
Isaac Haxton flat-called on the button with each blinds folding. Bonomo then four-bet to 190,000, after which Koon made it round 1,100,000, leaving just a few small chips behind.
The motion did not cease as Haxton moved all in for barely lower than what Koon had. Bonomo referred to as off his stack of 906,000, and Koon put in his previous few chips.
Justin Bonomo: A♣A♦Isaac Haxton: Ok♦Ok♥Jason Koon: Q♦Q♥
Holding pocket queens, Koon had the possibility to get rid of each gamers, however he was in third place following on the time. Bonomo’s pocket aces held on the J♦3♥8â™ 3â™ A♥ runout, making a full home to triple up.
Aftermath
On the time of writing, solely Bonomo and Haxton have been nonetheless in rivalry, though Haxton stays the shortest stack within the event.
Koon would subsequently bust to Matthias Eibinger as the primary casualty within the $250,000 Tremendous Excessive Curler.
Nonetheless, any gamers eradicated can reap the benefits of a single re-entry till the top of Stage 10 on Day 2 Saturday, June 22.
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Based mostly in the UK, Will began working for PokerNews as a contract stay reporter in 2015 and joined the full-time workers in 2019.
He graduated from the College of Kent in 2017 with a B.A. in German. He additionally holds an NCTJ Diploma in Sports activities Journalism.
