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Max Burney's bold poker move wipes out two rivals in one hand

One audacious all-in reshaped the tournament. How Burney's queen-high flop turned into a double knockout—and a massive chip advantage.

The image shows a group of men sitting around a table playing poker, with coins and cards spread...
The image shows a group of men sitting around a table playing poker, with coins and cards spread out in front of them. In the background, there is a pillar and other objects, suggesting that the men are participating in a poker tournament.

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Max Burney's bold poker move wipes out two rivals in one hand

On the six-handed table, Deniz Orhan moved all in for 455,000 from the Hi-jack. Max Burney then re-shoved for perhaps 1,200,000 from the Cut-off. Action folded to Ashley Brown in the Big Blind, who took a peek at his hole cards before committing his 250,000 stack to a call. A three-way showdown then, with Burney having both opponents well covered.

Deniz Orhan: 6♠ 6♦ Max Burney: A♣ Q♣ Ashley Brown: A♠ K♣

"That's good for me," Orhan said as he saw that his two opponents were blocking each other. That didn't stop Burney from taking a solid lead on the Q♦ 7♣ 9♠ flop, though. He left Brown drawing dead on the Q♥ turn; Orhan was praying for a six on the river, but as the dealer revealed the K♥, Burney eliminated two players in one hand, and added chips to his already impressive stack.

Max Burney: 2,000,000 Deniz Orhan: 0 Ashley Brown: 0

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