Poker Shock: Player Folds Quads, Loses Massive Pot

A poker player at Texas Card House in Dallas made an astonishing move that cost him a sizable pot. The no-limit hold’em game featured blinds of $10-$25 and saw four players see a flop, including: Zak, Ryan, QQQ, and Spooky.

The flop brought 6♥4♣4♥, giving QQQ four of a kind and Spooky a full house. QQQ now had a 95% chance to win the pot, with an unlikely straight flush or bigger set of quads the only better hand possibilities. Spooky won a pot of $10,815. The hand was streamed and commented on by World Poker Tour.

Spooky Wins $10K+ Pot With $625 in the pot, all four checked. The turn brought the A♣, giving Ryan a pair of aces. All four players checked again. The river brought the 3♥. QQQ bet $400. Spooky thought a bit before raising to $1,300 with a grin on his face. Zak then folded and QQQ bumped the action up to $2,400. Ryan folded and Spooky thought a bit before moving all in with the last of his $7,565. “You’re never folding,” the stream’s commentator said. “Flick the chip in, let’s move on.” Amazingly, QQQ looked at his cards before tossing them to the muck.