Biggest Fold of the Tournament?
Faraz Jaka and Pratik Ghatge got into a massive pot. Unfortunately the action was partially recounted to us so we don't have the full story for you.
Jaka and Ghatge went heads up to a flop of . Jaka check-called on the flop and the turn was the . Jaka check-called again and the river was the . Jaka check-shoved the river, having Ghatge covered. Ghatge had about 850,000 remaining at the time and had what appeared to be a 300,000 bet in front of him on the river. After tanking for a long time, Ghatge elected to fold.
This is where it got very interesting. Ghatge asked Jaka if he would show and Jaka said, "You can pay to see," setting the price at $100. Ghatge snap-called that offer and Jaka told the dealer to show his hand. The dealer flipped over giving Jaka a full house. Ghatge then said to the dealer, "show mine." The dealer opened his hand and showed for the fourth nuts and a smaller full house. The entire table was amazed at Ghatge's fold. He even got a tap of the table from Jaka.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Faraz Jaka |
3,240,000
1,450,000
|
1,450,000 |
|
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Pratik Ghatge |
820,000
-555,000
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-555,000 |