Episode 4 of the present PokerStars Massive Recreation on Tour season noticed a world champion enter the sport, the “Free Cannon” preventing to keep away from getting felted, and a world-class athlete nitrolling a world-class actress.
Time is working out for Jordan Handrich, the Free Cannon staked to play within the recreation, to get above her $50,000 beginning stack after 150 arms. However the motion was intense within the latest episode, offering some alternative to rebuild her stack that had dwindled beneath $30,000 in a current episode.
Pique with the Nitroll
Jennifer Tilly dominated the primary two episodes of Season 2. However she’s been met with some resistance prior to now two exhibits. The Hollywood actress performed a pot towards soccer star Gerard Pique that wasn’t significantly massive. It was, nevertheless, a bit on the unusual facet.
The hand within the $100/$200 no-limit maintain’em recreation (pot-limit preflop) started with Tilly elevating to $600 from the cutoff with Q♥9♥. Griffin Benger, on the button with 10♥9♣, referred to as. Pique, holding 6♦2♦ within the massive blind, got here alongside for the trip to hit journeys on the 6♥6♠5♠ flop.
Motion checked to Benger, who guess $1,000 with 10-high and no draw. The massive blind referred to as, as did Tilly. The flip was the three♦, locking up the hand for Pique. He checked once more, however Tilly went for an unconventional guess of $3,000 given her place and lack of fairness.
Pique simply referred to as with journeys once more, whereas Benger folded. The river was the Q♣, a foul card for Tilly. Her opponent checked one final time, maybe ready to set the entice for a check-raise. Tilly obliged with a $6,000 guess. However the movie star athlete went into the tank for a minute earlier than grabbing some calling chips, shaking these chips round along with his proper hand, after which begrudgingly making the decision to win the $23,100 pot.
“I do know who’s successful this week’s Nitroll Award,” commentator Joe Stapleton mentioned.
Pique has made some questionable performs throughout Season 2. He finds himself down $23,100 by 4 episodes, which has spanned 118 of the 150 arms to be performed.
Can Free Cannon Grasp On?
The playing cards did not go Handrich’s manner by the primary three episodes of the PokerStars Massive Recreation on Tour. She did not look down at many premium gap playing cards — not “maintain playing cards,” Stapes. However halfway by Episode 4, the Free Cannon had J♥J♦, and he or she knew it was time to make a transfer.
Andre Akkari, a longtime PokerStars professional, nevertheless, had Q♥Q♣ on the button. He raised it as much as $700. Handrich, within the small blind, three-bet to $2,600. The unique raiser then re-raised to $8,000.
Handrich referred to as “pot,” a five-bet to $24,400. Akkari then put her all in for $33,600, and he or she made the decision to see the unhealthy information. However each gamers agreed to run the board 4 occasions, so she nonetheless had a good probability to remain alive.
Neither participant hit a set on any of the 4 runouts, all of which went to Akkari. That meant Handrich was out of the sport and went residence empty-handed. However she obtained a standing ovation from the gamers she battled towards, and he or she had the chance to play high-stakes poker with some top-notch competitors.
“I really feel like this present has made me extra assured, not simply as a participant, however as an individual,” Handrich mentioned in her exit interview.
The elimination of the Free Cannon left a seat open on the desk, and it went to Jonathan Tamayo, the 2024 World Sequence of Poker (WSOP) Predominant Occasion champion. The $10 million successful world champ was dealt a handful of arms earlier than the episode concluded, and misplaced a small quantity.
PokerStars Massive Recreation on Tour Cumulative Outcomes
Jennifer Tilly$98,900$48,900
Sam Grafton$110,800$35,800
Andre Akkari$99,300($700)
Jonathan Tamayo$47,900($2,100)
Griffin Benger$90,200($9,800)
Gerard Pique$102,900($23,100)
Jordan Handrich$0($50,000)
