‘Texas Mike’ Wants to Gamble, Runs it Once for a $1.9 Million Pot

Michael “Texas Mike” Moncek introduced the motion to the Million Greenback Sport, nevertheless it price him a pot value practically $2 million.

The excessive curler from the College of Texas got here to gamble within the $1 million buy-in Excessive Stakes Stay stream on the World Sequence of Poker (WSOP), placed on by Hustler On line casino Stay. He confirmed up late, and rapidly made his presence felt, particularly in a hand in opposition to Eric Wasserson that may have poker followers speaking for some time.

Playing for Almost $2 Million

The hand, in a straddled pot, started with Chang Lee (Jack) calling $14,000 from the massive blind with J♦9♣. Texas Mike, the primary straddle, made it $92,000 to go together with A♣Okay♠. “Wass” then three-bet to $240,000 with Q♠Q♦. Jack folded, however Texas Mike determined to maneuver all in for $948,000, a transfer that obtained a snap-call.

“You wish to run it as soon as?” Wasserson requested.

“Yeah,” Moncek responded.

There can be no splitting of the pot with the gamers agreeing to run the board out as soon as. A race for $1,933,000 would ensue. The board got here out 5♦10♣2♣9♠9♦, sending your entire pot over to Wasserson.

Texas Mike purchased again in after shedding the near-$2 million race. On the time of publishing, Santhosh Suvarna left the sport down $1 million after shedding an enormous pot to Alan Keating, who entered the sport late.

Martin Kabrhel was one other late entry after he was eradicated from the WSOP $100,000 Excessive Curler No-Restrict Maintain’em. Kabrhel, maybe getting out of line in a hand he wasn’t concerned in, teased Wasserson, who had simply positioned a $300,000 wager in opposition to Jack on the river with a straight, for being a “nit.”

“Eric, I can say similar about you. I do know you’re a massive nit. However, like, to this point, you’re okay. No, he is the most important nit I do know. I simply do not perceive why you are right here. No, actually, no motion, not even go to the barber,” Kabrhel, who wasn’t within the hand, informed Wasserson whereas Jack contemplated a name or fold with two pair on a board that had 4 playing cards to a straight.

Jack did make the decision and misplaced a $1,037,000 pot to Wass, who was up $2.3 million on the time. Texas Mike would get a few of his losses again in opposition to Kabrhel with journeys beating prime pair for an $855,000 pot.