The Lodge Card Club in Texas hosted their Super September poker event over the weekend, drawing a discipline of 117 to narrowly surpass the $100,000 assure.
In the tip, the title predictably went to one of many higher gamers within the discipline in poker professional Andrew Moreno, who scooped the ultimate pot of the event.
But though the $30,544 first-place prize is nowhere close to the career-high of $1.46 million he banked for taking down the Wynn Millions in 2021 and a small fraction of his $4.7 million in profession winnings, it was how he earned the trophy that made poker followers watching on the livestream take discover.
After overcoming an preliminary 4:1 chip deficit coming into heads-up play, Moreno had battled again to nearly even stacks towards opponent Collin Rountree.
Moreno raised the button to 100,000 with Q
J
, and Rountree known as from the large blind. The flop fell 10 6
4, and Rountree checked. Moreno wager 180,000, and Rountree check-raised to 530,000.
Moreno known as, and each gamers checked the 4
on the flip. The river was the Ok and Rountree moved all in, having Moreno’s closing 1,600,000 coated by simply 200,000.
Watch the complete hand beneath.
CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS HAND?!?!?!?!@Amo4sho has Queen-high and faces an overbet all-in heads up for his event life!!!
Can he make the insane name and put himself in nice place to win $30,544!?!?! pic.twitter.com/2Bpw1vQ03r
— Lodge Card Club (@LodgePokerClub) September 8, 2024
Moreno talked via a number of attainable combos (busted straight attracts) that his hand may beat, however in the end got here to a comparatively fast resolution to name off his stack with simply queen excessive.
His learn was certainly right, as Rountree may solely desk J 3 for jack excessive. Rountree was left with only some massive blinds, and Moreno completed out the event shortly thereafter. Rountree was awarded $19,829 because the runner up.
Moreno picked up his first win in his new yard, having moved to Austin lately after beforehand splitting time between San Diego and Las Vegas. With the livestream on a delay, he even had sufficient time to bluff his spouse, former poker journalist Kristy Arnett, as soon as he acquired dwelling.
I used to be cooking with the stream on the television, which was on a 30-minute delay. Andrew walked via the door. I used to be stunned, pondering he’d textual content me first. He shook his head and mentioned, “i tried. It’s all good.” I smiled, and mentioned good recreation, barely suspicious. But then he picked up… https://t.co/KPQKhTFDVB
— Kristy Arnett Moreno (@KristyArnett) September 9, 2024
