The Tale of Tony "Gameboy" To, From 9K to 743K

Tony To (pictured) was knocked all the way down to just 9,000 in chips — less than a big blind — and has mounted an impressive comeback since then.

In his first hand, he won a multi-way pot to quadruple up to 36,000 (less than two big blinds).

The next hand, To moved all in from the hijack for 33,000, Mads Fournaise reraised from the button to 76,000, and Kyle Bowker moved all in from the small blind for about 370,000. Fournaise folded (giving Bowker a small side pot), and To showed . Bowker turned over , and To needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and To paired his jack on the river to stay alive and double up in chips.

Tony To  –  143,000  (7 bb)
Kyle Bowker  –  370,000  (19 bb)

A short while later, Tony To (big blind) and A.J. Gambino (UTG) saw a flop of . To got it all in for 91,000 with , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against Gambino’s .

The turn was the , the river was the , and To won the pot with two pair, sixes and deuces, to double up again.

Tony To  –  275,000  (14 bb)
A.J. Gambino  –  925,000  (46 bb)

A little while after that, Kyle Bowker raised from the hijack to 47,000, Trevor Delaney reraised from the button to 100,000, and Tony To moved all in from the big blind for 306,000. Bowker moved all in over the top for 332,000, and Delaney folded.

To turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive against Bowker’s .

The board came , and To celebrated with a big fist pump as he said, “Yes! Gameboy is back!”

Tony To  –  743,000  (37 bb)
Kyle Bowker  –  26,000  (1 bb)

Unfortunately for Bowker, much of To’s comeback came at his expense, and now it’s up to Bowker to see if he can muster a comeback of his own.