A couple of aces went up and got aces and the ending!

 

♠️ The Hand: Royal Flush vs Quad Aces

🔥 Setup:

• Game: No-Limit Texas Hold’em

• Tournament: WSOP 2008 Main Event

• Players: Justin Phillips vs. Motoyuki Mabuchi

🂡 Hole Cards:

• Mabuchi: A♠ A♦

• Phillips: K♠ Q♠

🃏 The Board Runs Out:

• Flop: A♣ A♥ J♠
  → Mabuchi flops three Aces, Phillips flops a Royal Flush draw

• Turn: 10♠
  → Phillips now has a Royal Flush draw

• River: J♠
  → The board is A♣ A♥ J♠ 10♠ J♠
  → Mabuchi has Quad Aces
  → Phillips hits a Royal Flush (A♠ K♠ Q♠ J♠ 10♠)

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🧨 The Result:

• Quad Aces vs. Royal Flush

• Phillips wins, eliminating Mabuchi with what’s considered one of the rarest and most painful coolers in WSOP history.

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🎥 Why It’s So Famous:

• Royal Flushes are already rare.

• Quad Aces losing to a Royal Flush is an extreme statistical improbability.

• It was caught on camera and shown in WSOP highlights for years.

• Mabuchi reportedly took the beat with incredible class, despite how brutal it was.