The return of The Big Game On Tour did not disappoint. The third season of PokerStars’ iconic cash game show kicked off with immediate action, explosive personalities, and an unexpected clash between the worlds of poker and mixed martial arts. And although all eyes were on UFC champion Sean O’Malley
The new season brought together a table of true poker heavyweights: Jason Koon
Sean Has Openly Expressed His Fondness For Texas Holdem
A loose cannon ready for anything
But the one who ended up stealing the show in the debut was Andy Taylor
Everything exploded in just the second hand of the episode. With a US$400 straddle in play, O’Malley opened the action from the cutoff and Taylor defended the big blind. The flop hit hard for both: the UFC fighter hit two pair, while Taylor found an open-ended straight draw.
The curious thing was that O’Malley decided to check behind on the flop, a decision that would end up costing him dearly. The turn completed the straight for Taylor and from there the ambush began. After a small bet from the UFC champion, the Loose Cannon responded with a raise that O’Malley called without suspecting the worst.
The river changed nothing and Taylor fired a US$9,400 bet into a US$14,100 pot. O’Malley went into the tank, hesitated, thought… but finally called. Seconds later he received the cold bucket of water: the first knockout of the season had happened on the felt.
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