WPH #566: What A CRAZY PUNT Into QUADS!

Being a professional poker player doesn’t always mean you just have to make insane bluffs or crazy hero calls — it also involves extracting maximum value from your opponents when you have the nuts! During a cash game at The Lodge Card Club, JWIN Poker flops quads while playing against a recreational player named John, and what a crazy punt into quads John makes!

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Jay Nguyen or JWIN as he is more commonly known, is an American professional poker player. He regularly plays on The Lodge live streams and he usually plays all the way up to $50 – $100. He also has a popular YouTube channel with over 11,000 subscribers where he makes poker vlogs. JWIN is also a brand ambassador and coach for PokerCoaching.com. Since 2020, JWIN has played on more than 142 live streamed cash games and has won over $110,000.

John is an amateur poker player and is introduced as a Lodge regular, this was his first time on the Lodge Poker Club live stream. Since 2022, John has played on 2 live streamed cash games and has lost over $2,000.

In early 2022, poker professionals Doug Polk, Brad Owen and Andrew Neeme joined forces to acquire a controlling stake in The Lodge Poker Club & Card Room, which happens to be the largest poker establishment in Austin, Texas. This exclusive poker club, accessible only to its poker members, boasts an impressive array of amenities, including over 80 poker tables of cash games and poker tournaments, operating around-the-clock. Additionally, The Lodge provides an inviting ambiance with 40 large-screen TVs, allowing poker club members to enjoy sports entertainment while playing poker or while relaxing in the cozy waiting area. The live poker stream includes commentary from Skull Mike and Slick Rick, who have been long-time regulars at The Lodge. They provide viewers with strategic insights, complemented by a perfect blend of humor. Lodge Card Club has bought San Antonio’s largest poker room, Rounders Card Club, which opened in July 2024. The new Lodge Card Club San Antonio will relocate to a larger space to host bigger poker tournaments and events. Chaz Gill, known as Big Daddy Chaz, will join Doug Polk, Andrew Neeme, and Brad Owen as a partner to help meet the local poker community’s needs.

Preflop: Slicer looks down at K6 of hearts from under the gun+1 and raises to $75 before JWIN decides to 3-bet to $250 with pocket nines from the hijack. John cold calls with QJo in the big blind and Slicer throws his cards into the muck. JWIN and John head to the flop.

Flop – 9s 9d 8c: John flops a gutshot straight draw, that he doesn’t want to hit, on the paired flop as JWIN has flopped the nuts with quad nines! John checks and JWIN puts out a standard continuation bet of $125. John calls with his draw and two overcards.

Turn – Qh: The most obvious straight with jack-ten comes in on the Qh turn. John leads out for $300 having now paired his queen, whilst still having a gutshot straight draw. JWIN chooses to raise to $1,000 with four nines and the action is back on John, who is drawing dead. Will John mak