Hand #68: Alex Farahi Wakes Up with Aces and Triples to 1,925,000
Aug 31, 2022
Photo: Alex Farahi
HAND #68 – Alex Farahi moves all in from UTG+1 for 600,000, Joshua Pollock calls from the small blind, and Aaron Motoyama calls from the small blind.
There is 1,925,000 in the main pot, and any further betting will create a side pot between Pollock and Motoyama.
Both players check to the turn on a board of 
, Pollock bet 500,000, and Motoyama snap-folded.
Pollock shows 
for a pair of queens, but Farahi surprises everyone by turning over 
. Farahi needs his hand to avoid a queen on the river to stay alive.
The river card is the 
, and Farahi wins the pot with his pocket aces to triple up in chips.
Alex Farahi – 1,925,000 (15 bb)
Joshua Pollock – 3,700,000 (30 bb)
Aaron Motoyama – 2,850,000 (23 bb)
After the hand, Motoyama says, “What was I doing in that hand? I had king-jack of hearts.”
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