Past Trailblazer Tour Tournaments

'Time to Punt' Thai

Written by Kirk | Nov 14, 2024 8:07:10 AM

"It's about that time when I start to punt," Thai Ha said before the cards were even dealt, and sure enough, he was about to be involved in a major pot. 

Maxx Holland opened to 16,000 and Ha three-bet to 56,000, which Holland called to see a flop of K♣9♥J♥. 

Ha continued for 34,000 and Holland called to go to the turn J♣, which saw both players check. 

On the river 5♣, Ha moved all in for 215,000 and Holland went deep into the tank. 

After several minutes, the clock was called and he was given a thirty-second countdown. 

"Ughh, this is a really bad call," Holland said as he slid out his stack to put Ha at risk, but Ha was very confident as he flipped over K♠K♥ for top boat, getting some reactions from the table. 

"Nice hand," Holland said and tapped the table as he tabled 7♠7♦ while the majority of his stack was shipped over to Ha. 

Thai Ha - 440,000
Holland - 6,000