Did Poker Player Make the Worst Fold Ever Livestreamed with Quads?

A participant on a poker livestream at Texas Card Home Dallas made one of many wildest hero folds with quads you may see all yr, and possibly ever.

Sadly for “QQQ,” the participant in query, the hero fold turned out to be a foul fold — a very dangerous fold. The hand happened throughout a YouTube livestream in Texas on Tuesday. A large cooler remiscent to the Gus Hansen versus Daniel Negreanu hand a long time in the past on Excessive Stakes Poker occurred practically 4 hours into the sport, however the hand did not finish the way in which everybody watching anticipated.

What Was He Pondering?

The hand began with Ryan elevating to $150 from the hijack with A♥3♠. “Spooky” known as with 6♠6♦ on the button, as did Zak, who had 9♣8♣ within the small blind. QQQ, the straddle, additionally got here alongside for the trip with 4♠4♦.

4 gamers went to a flop, which got here out 4♠6♥4♥, an absolute cooler. Motion checked round, nonetheless, after which it will a second time following the A♣ on the flip. The river 3♥ introduced out the potential of a straight flush, and it will come into play in only a bit.

QQQ, who flopped quads, was achieved slowplaying his monster hand. He fired out a guess of $400. Ryan known as with the ace, however Spooky, with a full home, raised to $1,300. Zak did not have a bit of that board, so he folded. However QQQ was able to pounce and get some worth together with his uncommon hand.

A 3-bet to $2,400 would comply with. Ryan then folded earlier than Spooky moved all in for $7,565. QQQ had greater than double his opponent’s stack and seemingly was in a snap-call scenario. However he went right into a two-minute tank that confused the TCH Stay commentators. And it ended with QQQ folding and displaying the desk quads.

“Oh my f*****g god!” a participant on the desk shouted after QQQ folded his hand.

The desk and announcers had been all surprised at what they’d seen. Quads may solely lose to a straight flush, nevertheless it’s unlikely Spooky would have checked again a straight flush draw twice given he was the in-position participant within the hand.

Spooky went on to show a $14,600 revenue on the session, however he ought to have misplaced his whole stack an hour earlier than it ended. QQQ, alternatively, nonetheless received $3,600 within the sport, a fraction of what his win may have been. In case you are questioning, TCH Dallas does have a $25,000 dangerous beat jackpot, however a straight flush shedding the hand is the qualifier.