Aces & Kings Cracked on River in Epic Four-Way Pot in WSOP Event
They say aces are a hand best played against a single opponent. Christopher Jordan found that out the hard way at World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise as he had a chance to quadruple up with pocket rockets before an unfortunate river card sent him packing deep in the $2,500 WSOP Circuit Championship Mystery Bounty.
The cooler took place in the sunny Bahamas on Day 2 with just five tables remaining. The four-day event, which currently has 19 players left, will reach a winner on Wednesday.
Four-Way All-In In Paradise
During Level 25 with blinds of 30,000/60,000/60,000, Christopher Jordan, Rod Ward, Mark Darner and daylong chip leader Christopher Nguyen all found themselves all in preflop before the cards were flipped.
Rod Ward: 9♦9♥
Mark Darner: J♠J♣
Christopher Jordan: A♦A♠
Christopher Nguyen: K♣K♦
Each player had a pocket pair and the flop of 2♣5♦6♠ kept Jordan's aces in front. The 2♠ didn't change anything, but the J♥ river sucked the life out of the room as Darner improved to a set to nearly quadruple as Jordan and Ward were both sent to the rail.
Ward was still in good spirits after taking part in the crazy hand and even provided PokerNews with a video of the action.
As of publishing, the $2,500 WSOP Circuit Championship Mystery Bounty has 19 players remaining in the final level of the evening. Those still in contention include Nenad Medic, Vera Dong, Matthew McEwan, and the ever-lucky Darner.
The top $250,000 bounty remained elusive throughout the day but eventually went to Jack Germaine.
Head to the WSOP Paradise live reporting portal for additional PokerNews coverage of the series in the Bahamas.
