Bubble Bursts in High Roller Poker Tournament on a Wild Triple Knockout
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The $15,100 Pot-Limit Omaha Mystery Bounty money bubble burst in about the craziest way possible, with three short stacks being sent home in the same hand.
There were 15 players remaining out of 78 entrants in the eighth event of the 11-tournament PokerGO Tour PLO Series on Wednesday when Bryce Yockey made 11 other players happy by ensuring they'd all go home with money.
Crazy Game of Poker
Day 1 of the PLO tournament, which will pay its winner $218,400 and bounties, wasn't even in hand-for-hand play. There were still three players left to bust before those still standing would earn a cash. But one wild hand captured on video by PokerGO's staff changed everything.
The hand, as written by live reporter Jim Murray, saw Nick Schulman go all in preflop for 327,000 with K♠Q♠10♠9♣. Nacho Barbero put his final 545,000 in the middle with A♣J♥J♣7♣, and Tomasz Krzesinski followed with K♦10♥8♦2♦ and 127,000 chips.
Yockey, who had them all covered, was in the pot with 9♠7♥6♠5♥.
The flop came out A♥6♣5♣, giving Yockey bottom two pair for the best hand. But Barbero flopped a flush draw with top pair and could still hit a set. Schulman and Krzesinski were drawing thin, however. The 2♥ on the turn gave Krzesinski a little bit of life, but it left Schulman drawing dead to all three opponents except the shortest stack.
Yockey would dodge every out with the 3♥ on the river and send all three players home. The money bubble had burst and the 12 remaining players were all guaranteed at least $19,500. John Riordan would bust soon after in 12th place with a min-cash.
Eight players remained at the time of publishing, including Yockey, who was in the chip lead. Daniel Negreanu, who won his 11th PokerGO Tour title last weekend, was among the biggest stacks. The mystery bounty tournament will play down to a winner on Thursday.
Alex Foxen was the biggest winner at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas on Wednesday having taken down Event #7: $15,100 Pot-Limit Omaha for $315,000. The two-time GPI Player of the Year and future Poker Hall of Famer now has over $45 million in live tournament cashes, according to The Hendon Mob.
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