‘Child of the Sim’ Wins and Loses Set Over Set Within an Hour

The poker gods certain like to giveth after which taketh away. Or, no less than they did to Landon Tice on Monday through the $3,000 PokerGO Cup Showcase on the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas.

Dubbed the “Baby of the Sim” by Joey Ingram, Tice was on the profitable finish of a set over set state of affairs early through the Day 1b session. However he’d lose greater than half of the large stack he accrued an hour later in one other set over set confrontation.

Tice Scores Early Knockout With Set Over Set

The primary confrontation passed off in one of many first palms of the day within the second and remaining beginning flight of the Showcase occasion, an occasion that PokerNews is reside reporting.

In a heads-up pot towards between Tice and old skool participant Doug Lee on a board of three♥8♥A♠J♦7♥, Lee wager 15,000 and Tice raised all in for the remainder of his stack of 125,000. Lee went within the tank and ultimately referred to as.

Tice confirmed A♦A♥ for prime set as Lee rolled over a worse flopped set with 3♣3♦.

“You could not discover a massive fold?” desk mate Jeremy Becker requested earlier than being chided by David Coleman.

“Good timing,” stated Coleman. “Some individuals don’t have any class.”

Round an hour later, Tice was concerned in one more set over set confrontation, however he was on the unsuitable finish of issues this time round.

Justin Vaysman doubled up by means of Tice holding 8♦8♣ towards the 5♣5♠ of Tice as chips acquired in on the river. The board had already been washed, but it surely confirmed an eight and a 5 on the flop.

A number of ranges later and Tice was out of the event. The sector had grown to 189 gamers as of publishing, greater than tripling the opening flight’s discipline of 54 gamers. Eight gamers bagged that flight with qualifier Adam Bonilla main the best way.

Tice, a professional from Florida, burst onto the poker scene in his early 20s through the pandemic. He was thought of to be a younger prodigy by professionals similar to Ingram and Matt Berkey, destined for poker greatness. The “Baby of the Sim” has lived as much as the hype, with $3.9 million in The Hendon Mob cashes. He was a co-host on the Solely Pals podcast earlier than Berkey canceled the favored poker present final yr.

*Photographs courtesy of PokerGO and Antonio Abrego

Connor Richards is a Senior Editor U.S. for PokerNews and host of the Life Exterior Poker podcast. Connor has been nominated for 3 International Poker Awards for his writing.