Sometimes, the best move in a poker tournament — especially the World Series of Poker Main Event, which is taking place as we speak — is to lay the cards down.
You don’t know it at the time, perhaps, but maybe when you look back at the televised hand, you realize it was the right call even if it was a rough one to go through.
That’s what happened with David Diaz.
The footage below picks up with Diaz holding Ace-Queen against Jeffrey Farnes, who has Kings in his hand. The board is King-2-Queen, and another Queen has been revealed on the turn. There are 11.6 million chips in the pot, and Diaz has 27.8 million to Farnes’ 28.15 million.
This could be a serious disaster. Diaz has three queens, but Farnes has a full house. Diaz bets four million chips and Farnes simply calls.
The river? Another 2. A full house with Queens for Diaz, but the Kings full from Farnes would beat his hand. Diaz thinks it over and bets seven million … and Farnes raises to 18.8 million. Alarm bells go off in Diaz’s head, it seems.
And then he folds.
WOW.
For poker players, the Main Event is truly a test of skill and endurance.
David Diaz, finding an incredible fold with queens full, shows that the players who have made it this far in the tournament are truly at the top of their game.
This is what the Main Event is all about. pic.twitter.com/mz38SljBzy
— PokerGO (@PokerGO) July 14, 2022
Diaz ended up in 13th place ultimately, and Farnes is still left at the final table!
