Aaron Jones Triples Up Through Cunix and Vedes

Tommy Vedes raises from the cutoff to 80,000, Shawn Cunix calls from the button, and Aaron Jones moves all in from the small blind for 343,000. Vedes and Cunix both call, and Vedes checks in the dark. 

The flop comes [KsQs3h], and Cunix checks behind. The turn card is the [10s], putting three spades on the board. Vedes checks, Cunix bets 230,000 into the dry sidepot, and Vedes says, "Wow," as he reluctantly folds. 


Cunix shows [Qh10d] for two pair, queens and tens, and Jones shows [6c6s] for a pair with a low spade flush draw. Jones needs a six or a spade to stay alive. 

The river card is the [As], and Aaron Jones rivers a spade flush to win the pot and triple up to about 1,050,000. As soon as the spade hit the river, Vedes jumps out of his chair and storms out to the balcony to cool down — the implication is that he had a higher spade in his hand and would have won the pot and busted Jones if Cunix hadn’t bet the turn. 

Aaron Jones  –  1,050,000
Shawn Cunix  –  2,015,000
Tommy Vedes  –  1,707,000