Another Sunday has arrived and, with it, another episode of PokerStars' The Big Game On Tour.
In last week's episode, we watched on as Randy '3Coin' Sadler took his leave from the game. After a shocking all-in blunder on the river in a pot against Jason Koon, Sadler called it quits and Poseidon Ho stepped up to fill the vacant seat. And he did just that, mixing it up with the likes of Koon, Shaun Deeb, and Matt Berkey.
Unfortunately for him, he fared about as well as Sadler did.
Fortunately for him, he wasn't the player taking the worst of it at the table.
That particular honor went to UFC champ 'Suga' Sean O'Malley, who started the episode in the hole for nearly $65,000 – and it only got worse from there.
'I could be just dead'
Sometimes, it's just not your day.
With losses mounting and time against him, O'Malley continued to bleed chips in the early goings of the episode.
And then a clash with Koon put him in a seriously tough spot.
O'Malley kicked off the action with a raise to $1,000 from up front, holding 
. Koon three-bet from the button, making it $3,300 to go with 
. Ho called from the straddle with 
and O'Malley came along as well.
The three players watched on as the dealer spread the 
flop. With his top pair, O'Malley opted to lead into the field for $3,000. Koon made the call, but Ho sent his cards into the muck.
With $16,400 in the middle, the turn 
left O'Malley drawing stone dead and he slowed down with a check. Koon pursued value to the tune of $6,000 and O'Malley instantly felt the pain.
As he agonized through the spot, O'Malley asked the dealer David for help – but none came.
"I just know if I call this I'm committing all the way," O'Malley said to no one in particular. "I just wish I had more behind."
"I try to trust my gut, but my gut's a little confused. I could be so ahead or I could be just dead," he continued.
And then he sent his cards into the muck – an impressive fold for a player new to the game and facing off against world-class competition.
The Big Game On Tour airs Sundays on the PokerStars YouTube channel.
Images courtesy of PokerStars.
