The current season of High Stakes Poker, a very high-stakes cash game televised by PokerGO, is constantly breaking its record pots. Just one day after the $2.4 million hand that ended with Andrew Robl’s defeat, the table witnessed a contest that almost doubled that amount.
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In a pot that already reached seven figures on the last street, Michael Moncek – “Texas Mike” – tried to “steal” the prize by bluffing. The result went the other way: he got called and, with only T-high, could do nothing but watch his opponent Eric Wasserson take the biggest pot in the show’s history so far.
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The hand, shared by PokerGO on the social network X, started with Eric Wasserson raising to $20,000 with 97 of diamonds in the hijack. Moncek, on the button, had T7 of clubs and 3-bet to $80,000. All other players folded, and the two-card flop showed AK9, with the two highest cards being diamonds.
Moncek c-bet $100,000, and Wasserson, on a flush draw, check-called. On the turn came the 4 of hearts, which did not change the situation. However, even without hitting any combination and with two higher cards on the board, Moncek continued his aggressive approach, betting another $330,000.
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Wasserson thought and, with the third pair and hoping for a flush, ended up calling. The river completed the desired combination, showing the 5 of diamonds. But the possibility of a flush did not intimidate Moncek, who, even with T-high, announced an all-in of $1,607,000 effective, an overbet on the pot that reached $1,046,000 on the river.
Put on the spot, Wasserson went into deep thought. It took a few minutes for him to put his entire stack in confidence of the flush, and at showdown, he saw that the decision was correct. Thus, the player took a $4,260,000 pot, improving his session, which was already positive before this hand.
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