Saul Wakes Up with Aces in 3-Million Chip Pot
A huge hand just took place on the final table bubble, a monster 3 million-chip pot in fact. It began when Kevin Saul opened for 65,000 from early position and Lall Bharat three-bet to 100,000 from the button. Saul responded with a four-bet to 400,000 and Bharat five-bet all in for just under 1.5 million. Saul snap-called and the cards were tabled.
Saul:
Bharat:
According to the PokerNews Odds Calculator, Saul was a monster 87.23% favorite to win the hand. That increased to 93.74% on the flop. "Don't worry, there will be a diamond on the turn," someone at the table said. Sure enough, the peeled off. That increased Baharat's chance from 4.84% on the flop to 20.45% headed to the river with a 6.82% chance of a tie.
Saul was primed to win a monster pot and take a commanding chip lead to the final table, but the dealer burned and put down the . Both players had made a wheel to chop the pot.