HomeAlthough we weren’t at the table when this hand happened, the players involved we’re more than happy to share what went down. It began with Tien Pham raising it up from utg position, called by Robert Birss, then three-bet by the next player. Action then folded around the table back to Pham and Birss who both called.
Here’s where things get crazy. The flop landed 3-9-10. Unclear at this point on how the betting transpired however it led to Pham and Birss getting aggressive and eventually both were all in while the other player in the hand folded. At the showdown, Pham had pocket threes for a set while Birss had 8-9 clubs for mid-pair. Clearly looking to scoop this pot, Pham watched as the turn landed and 8 giving Birss two pair, then with a river of 9, Birss stunningly stole the pot with a higher full house than Pham. Crazy hand, runner-runner full house. That’s poker for ya!
Incidentally, we were told that the player who folded had pocket jacks.