Sunday, August 21, 2011

You Folded Kings!!?!?!?

Ling (right) is Thrilled McGinness Hits Quads

Players at table one are astonished that Kenny Ling (Brooklyn, NY) folded pocket kings preflop and while it's not the text book play, this time it turns out to be right.

One player open shoves for 56k and Mike McGuinness (Toms River, NJ) is all in for 55k, putting the pressure on Ling who's stack is 75k.  "The hair stood up on the back of my neck," says Ling, who open folds cowboys. "I just had a feeling," he says as multiple players are in shock and disbelief.

In hindsight it's a good fold as McGuinness hits a huge hand.

McGuinness: J♠ J
Anonymous: 6♠ 6♣

Flop: 9 7 J (table goes nuts for McGuinness' set of jacks)
Turn: 10♠
River J♣ (they roar for quads!)

McGuinness wins the hand and Ling is vindicated for folding kings.  The anonymous opponent is left with one orange (1k) chip and is out the next hand.

Currently 31 players remain, as we're four off the money.

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