Thursday, July 31, 2014
At this year’s World Series of Poker $1 million buy-in tournament, professional poker player Connor Drinan found out how fast you can gamble away a million dollars.
His opponent, Cary Katz, who was also dealt pocket aces, then decided to re-raise Connor…
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Since the two players both held pocket aces, this puts them in a virtual tie. Unless, however, one of them gets a flush.
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At the flop, the dealer revealed two hearts, giving Cary a slight possibility of a flush.
Then at the turn card, another heart is revealed.
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This means that Cary would only need one more heart to win the hand with a flush.
Finally, at the river, the dealer revealed a fourth heart, giving Cary the winning hand, and eliminating Connor from the tournament.
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