Anytime four players call a raise and see a coordinated flop, you know there’s a good chance that someone will take down a huge pot. A hand we just saw on table 54 was a case in point; the pre-flop raise drew 4 callers and the flop of
was bound to connect with a few hands. Not wanting to reveal any information, all five players checked. An apparent brick on the turn, the
, set off the fireworks. A lead bet of 10K from Shaan Siddiqui drew a call before being raised by Ryan Parsons to 28K. Siddiqui was clearly not backing down, as he made the call out of turn. All other players folded so Siddiqui and Parsons saw the river head-up. The river,
, did nothing to change the board texture and Siddiqui checked. Parsons continued his story with a bet of 40.3K. Siddiqui quickly called and hands were tabled;
for Parsons and
for Siddiqui. The dream of a turned set turned into a nightmare for Parsons, and the flopped straight let Siddiqui take down the big pot.
