The Ultimate Bad Beat Story?
Paul Vulpis raised to 500 from the cutoff, and both Tam Ho and Zack Marshak made the call from the small and big blind.
The dealer revealed the 7♥5♣8♦ flop, and things were about to escalate quickly.
Ho and Marshak both started with a check, and Vulpis continued with a bet of 2,000. Ho called before Marshak opted to put in a check-raise to 7,000. Vulpis made the call before Ho responded with a three-bet back-raise all in for roughly 60,000.
Marshak took some time to consider but ultimately chose to fold. Action was then back on Vulpis, who made the call.
A serious three-way cooler as the players revealed their hands.
Tam Ho: 8♠8♥ 
Paul Vulpis: 7♠7♣
Before any further action took place, Marshak showed the table that he had flopped a straight with six-four, which he had subsequently folded.
The deck hadn't finished dishing out the drama, though, as the dealer flipped over the 7♦ turn, improving Vulpis to four-of-a-kind.
There was no one-out miracle for Ho, as the river came the 3♣, requiring him to leave his seat in the Main Event with nothing but a bad beat story to tell.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
132,000
132,000
|
132,000 |
|
|
49,800
49,800
|
49,800 |
|
Busted |