Following the departure of Loose Cannon Jordan Handrich in the penultimate episode of PokerStars' The Big Game on Tour, 2024 WSOP Main Event Champion Jonathan Tamayo filled the void at the six-handed table – providing a new dynamic for the players to adapt to.
With only 30 hands remaining, Jennifer Tilly began the final episode in the same spot she ended the first: atop the profit and loss column. Sam Grafton was the only other player at the table in the black as Andre Akkari, Tamayo, Griffin Benger, and Gerard Pique all had an uphill battle to turn a profit before the show's end.
Tilly takes aim at Grafton
After battling back and forth throughout the prior episodes, Tilly and Grafton collided in another sizable pot. It was Tilly who started the party this time around as she raised to $600 from early position with 
. When the action folded around to him, Grafton peeled 
on the button and three-bet to $1,800 – clearing out the blinds. Tilly, however, wasn't ready to relinquish her holding just yet and made the call.
On the 
flop, Tilly vaulted into the lead as she flopped three-of-a-kind, but Grafton savvily checked back with his over pair. With $4,100 in the middle, the dealer turned the 
. Tilly, recognizing the need to now bet her own hand, fired for $2,000 and Grafton came along to see the 
river – quads for the Hollywood legend.
With all the queens accounted for, Tilly bet a chunky $5,000 into the $8,100 pot. Grafton, having rivered a full house, opted to go for thin value as he raised to $21,000.
After a few moments, Tilly slid $65,000 across the betting line. Grafton, to his credit, didn't take long to send his aces into the muck.
"Can you spell... quads?!" Tilly exclaimed as she showed her hand.
"I know, I know, I know. Nice hand," came the reply from Grafton. "Oh, and queen-nine off as well, that's so dirty."
"When you said $21,000, to me it sounded like Mozart. It was the most beautiful sound in the world," Tilly said.
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