Poker Player Folds Straight Flush Draw without Facing a Bet Before This Happens
Social media influencer King learned how to play poker the moment he sat down to compete in the latest Celebrity Poker Tour (CPT) event. He'd go on to win the tournament, and part of that reason was due to another player folding what would have become a straight flush.
Savannah Chrisley, a daughter on the reality TV show Chrisley Knows Best, doesn't know how to best play a straight flush draw. The beginner poker player folded on the livestream with an open-ended straight flush draw, and she wasn't even facing a bet. And then she watched the turn card give her the nuts.
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Chrisley, whose parents were recently pardoned after two years in prison by President Donald Trump, held 10♣7♥ on a flop of 5♥6♥8♥, giving her an open-ended straight flush draw. Two players checked to the reality TV star, who decided to just muck her hand and surrender a pot of 28,000, not much smaller than the 40,000-chip stack she had behind.
"She had an open-ended straight flush draw," a confused commentator, Brent Hanks announced.
"It doesn't cost anything to just check," PokerGO co-announcer Jeff Platt chuckled.
"Get your cards back, she might turn a straight flush. What is happening? What is happening?" Hanks continued.
None of the four remaining players bet the flop. The turn was the 9♥, which would have given Chrisley the straight flush. To add insult to injury, she would have earned a full double-up because TV host Nev Schulman had the A♥.
Schulman, best-known for the Catfish documentary, ended up taking down the pot, which hit 84,000 chips.
King would go on to win the Celebrity Poker Tour Invitational VII at PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas on July 25 for $20,000. Schulman and Chrisley both failed to reach the money. Cardale Jones, who led Ohio State to a College Football national title in 2014, earned a min-cash of $2,000 for eighth place.
