Karp Wins Huge Pot With Set Over Set
![[user272102]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
We got to the table with a bet of 8,600 in front of Steve Karp and 18,000 in front of Eugenio Castaneda on a board of 
. Karp moved all in and Castaneda looked visibly frustrated at that move.
"I have a big hand," he said to Karp, who said nothing.
Castaneda shook his head and repeated himself. "I have a big hand" and added "don't think I'm ever folding" as he pushed forward a call.
His intuition was right as Karp had flopped a set with 
but it's hard to fold a set, which is what Castaneda held with his 
. The river gave one of the two quads but it was Karp who would hit when it was the 
.
Castaneda stood up, still shaking his head, and looked over at his friend Karp. The two had eaten dinner together less than a couple hours ago. "Good job Steve. Well played," said Castaneda, cracking a smile. Karp sat there, a sheepish look on his face, as he whispered "I got lucky." Karp is up to 125,000 after the hand with Castaneda slipping to 28,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
|
28,000
28,000
|
28,000 |