On Sunday, PokerStars released the third episode of The Big Game On Tour Season 3 – and it's a real doozy.
With more than a third of the allotted 150 hands completed, time was running out for Loose Cannon Andy Taylor, but his $21,200 in profit provided him with plenty of wiggle room to play pots.
In past seasons, certain Loose Cannons have embraced the role with wild play and unique moves. Taylor, thus far, has opted for a more solid, by-the-book approach to the game. Despite having Shaun Deeb on his direct left and the likes of Matt Berkey and Jason Koon on his right, Taylor's strategy was working like a charm.
Thankfully for the viewers, Randy '3Coin' Sadler took it upon himself to act as the Loose Cannon for Episode 3 – although he only lasted two hands in this new capacity.
'3Coin' blunders big on river
After getting stacked in the final hand of Episode 2, Sadler retook his seat at the table with a fresh $50,000 stack in front of him. The rebuy didn't last long, however, as he collided with Jason Koon in a pot where he was drawing dead on the turn. The 
board looked fairly safe for Sadler and his 
, but Koon's 
had improved to a straight on the turn.
Koon fired a $15,000 bet on the river – half of his opponent's remaining chips – and Sadler sent the rest into the middle before turning over his hand and exposing his cards, thinking that Koon had put him all-in.
With action still to come, it was an awkward spot for Koon as he stood to win an extra $15,000 by calling with what he now knew for sure to be the best hand.
"You have the option," said Deeb.
"Yeah, but he didn't know," Koon replied. "Um..."
Sadler took responsibility for the mistake and made it clear that he was going to move all-in on the river no matter what – letting Koon off the hook in what could have been a tricky situation.
"You got me beat?" he asked.
"I do, yeah, but I don't want to stack you," Koon told him.
"I was going all-in. 100% I was going all-in. If you stack me you stack me," Sadler insisted.
"I mean, I have a straight I wasn't folding," Koon said.
Sadler insisted again: he was going to go all-in no matter what. Koon accepted the explanation, as did the rest of the table, and made the call, pocketing an extra $15,000 courtesy of Sadler's blunder.
With that, Sadler took his leave from the table and was replaced by Poseidon Ho.
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