King Spikes Quads
Brandon King just landed quads on the river to win a big pot and move to 36,000 in chips, but he had to do so in order to come from behind in a set-over-set confrontation.
King limped in from the under-the-gun position, a woman in middle position raised to 600, the player in the big blind called, and then King called.
The flop came down 
, and action checked to the woman in middle position. She bet 400, the player in the big blind called, and then King raised to 1,100. The woman reraised to 2,200, the player in the big blind folded, and then King went all in. The woman called to put herself at risk, but she by far the best of it with the 
for top set. King had middle set with the 
and would need to improve to win the hand.
The turn was the 
, but then the 
spiked on the river to give King the case six in the deck and his only out to win the hand. He had his opponent covered and moved to 36,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,000
36,000
|
36,000 |