Poker professional Jesse Lonis was engaged in a vital hand throughout a $100,000 buy-in occasion on the King Poker Cup high-roller sequence final week in Jeju, South Korea. The poker professional from Little Falls, New York, walked followers by means of his play and stay reads on Twitter, giving some perception on his considering.
The hand offered some stark selections for the 2025 Card Player Player of the Year. He may merely fold to guarantee a min-cash of $200,000, or threat a improper learn and stroll away with nothing. The 30-year-old Lonis squared off towards fellow excessive curler Tony ‘Ren’ Lin, who utilized three streets of most stress on the direct cash bubble.
“The pressure was high all around! The owner of the casino was on my left with three big blinds, which makes the spot a disaster if [I was] wrong.”
Big Money Situation
Lin raised 200,000 preflop from late place and Lonis referred to as. The flop got here down A♣5♣2♦ and Lonis checked. Lin guess 200,000 and Lonis referred to as.
The flip was the 8♦ and Lin put one other 800,000 within the center, with Lonis as soon as once more making the decision. The river was the 4♦ and Lin moved all in, having Lonis lined.
Lonis took a very long time to contemplate the state of affairs, utilizing just a few time extensions whereas he sized up Lin for a learn on his opponent. He finally referred to as, displaying A♦Q♥ for prime pair to Lin’s bluff with Q♠9♥.
Check Out The Hand Below
Stone bubble of $100,000. If I fold I make $200,000 if I bust I get a goose egg 🥚. The legend Ren “Tony the Tiger” Lin applies 3 streets of max stress. Raising 200k pre, betting 200k flop, 800k on flip, and now places me all in for over 2 mil on river. Watch as I try to dissect… pic.twitter.com/oCu1zQsiWJ
— Jesse Lonis (@JesseLonis) July 29, 2026
Lonis Continues To Rack Up Results
The pot gave Lonis a giant stack, which he rode all the best way to heads-up play towards all-time cash checklist chief Bryn Kenney. The two would finally work out a deal, with every participant pocketing about $1.6 million. The rating gave Lonis $33.6 million in stay event winnings and his seventh seven-figure rating of the final two years.
Kenney is now as much as $92 million in earnings, which places him $12 million forward of Stephen Chidwick for first place on the all-time cash checklist.
- Photo by WSOP – Monique Marestein
