Texas Mike Goes All In Blind at WSOP, Runs into Jacks, Queens, Kings & Aces
Michael Moncek has gained a reputation for being one of the most entertaining poker players to watch, and "Texas Mike" is living up to that distinction at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP).
Moncek, who infamously lost over $2.2 million last summer in the Hustler Casino Live Million Dollar Game, made a risky move in Day 1c of the $1,000 Mystery Millions as he multi-tabled $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em, which he ended up making the money in alongside his brother, Tyler Moncek.
Ready to head back to the bigger buy-in event, Michael Moncek moved all in blind only to run into four monster hands behind him.
In the hand, which Texas Mike posted to X, Moncek held 8♣6♥ as the players behind him consecutively showed J♣J♦, Q♥Q♣, K♣K♥ and A♥A♠.
The madness didn't end there. The dealer fanned a 5♣K♦5♠ flop to give the player with kings a boat for a quadruple knockout.
Wild Move By Texas Mike
It was no surprise to see Moncek make such a bold move. He famously plays a loose-aggressive style that often pays off. He won consecutive bracelets at the 2022 and 2023 WSOPs and dominated the PokerGO Cup in Las Vegas earlier this year.
Moncek managed to bag a top-ten stack in Event #3: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em, an event that his brother finished 81st in for $10,000.
Kings cracking aces for a quadruple knockout may be the worst beat of the summer so far, but it pales in comparison to previous WSOP coolers. Read up on some of the worst bad beats in WSOP history, including a hand from last year where Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel lost to a one-outer straight flush.
Looking at the Worst Bad Beats in World Series of Poker History
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