Set of Aces Cracked by Runner-Runner Flush: Biggest Hands from WPT SHRPS

Connor Richards
Editor & Live Reporter U.S.
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WPT SHRPS Championship

The World Poker Tour (WPT) Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship recently recently reached its final six players at South Florida’s Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Action is now on pause until the televised final table in Las Vegas on May 29.

There were plenty of big moments in the championship event that drew 1,755 runners for a prize pool of $5,616,000, including Ory Hen hitting a runner-runner flush against Aaron Massey's flopped set of aces and Clemen Deng also cracking aces on the river when he improved to a set of queens.

Here's a look at the five biggest hands from the WPT SHRPS Championship in South Florida.

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Deng Two-Outs Opponent

Clemen Deng
Clemen Deng

High-stakes pro Clemen Deng delivered a stomach-wrenching cooler on Day 1b during Level 9 of the championship event.

As reported by WPT, Deng cold-four bet with QQ and was called by the three-bettor with AA.

A ten-high flop set Deng up for a big cooler as he bet and called a check-raise from his opponent. The rest of the chips got in on the 3 turn as Deng drew to just two outs.

He managed to hit his 5% as the Q landed on the river to give him queens full of threes as he sent his grimacing opponent to the rail.

Runner-Runner Flush Crushes Massey

Aaron Massey
Aaron Massey

Just one level later, aces were cracked again in just as painful a fashion.

According to WPT, Aaron Massey held AA and three-bet from the big blind against Ory Hen in early position with Q8.

The flop of AQ9 gave Massey a near lock on the hand and he bet every step of the way as the board ran out 26. It wasn't until the river that Hen raised and Massey called to be left with just six big blinds.

Nut Flush Versus Full House

There was big hand during the previous starting flight as Dragana Mackelprang hit a full house against the nut flush of Ankit Ahuja.

Dragana Mackelprang
Dragana Mackelprang

As reported by WPT, Mackelprang held AA against the KJ of her opponent. The flop of A22 had Ahuja drawing dead before he improved to a no-good nut flush on the 7 turn.

Ahuja check-raised on the turn before moving all in on the 10 river and seeing the bad news. Thankfully for Ahuja, he still had a formidable stack after doubling Mackelprang up to over 100 big blinds.

Poetra Slowplays a Flopped Straight

Alfie Poetra
Alfie Poetra

As the field dwindled on Day 4, Alfie Poetra slowplayed a flopped straight and may have gotten the maximum value.

After defending his big blind with J10 against Rafael Rodriguez in the small blind, Poetra checked back after flopping the nuts on the AKQ board, according to WPT. Poetra then and called a bet of 225,000 from his opponent on the 4 turn.

Rodriguez bet 350,000 on the 4 river and Poetra raised to 850,000. Rodriguez called and saw the bad news.

Peacock Shows His True Feathers

Final table chip leader Arthur Peacock got his stack by applying aggression to his opponents. That was on full display on Day 4 during Level 28.

Arthur Peacock
Arthur Peacock

In one example, Mihai Niste raised in middle position and Peacock defended his big blind. Peacock called a continuation bet on the flop of 1042 and then check-raised on the 9 turn. Niste called.

Peacock didn't slow down on the 3 river and moved all in as his opponent used a time chip before folding. The hand got Peacock up to 127 big blinds, according to WPT, a little more than he ended the day with as the Day 4 chip leader.

Read more about the WPT SHRPS Championship final table and the side event winners at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood.

*Images courtesy of Seminole Hard Rock.

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Connor Richards
Editor & Live Reporter U.S.

Connor Richards is an Editor & Live Reporter for PokerNews and host of the Life Outside Poker podcast. Connor has been nominated for two Global Poker Awards for his writing.

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