The Most Chaotic Hand in Poker History! AA vs AA vs KK with Phil Hellmuth

 

🃏 Players and Hole Cards

1. Phil Hellmuth
   🔹 Hole cards: A♠ A♣ (Pocket Aces)
   🔹 Action: All-in
   🔹 Win probability pre-flop: 40%

2. Dan Shak
   🔹 Hole cards: A♥ A♦ (Pocket Aces)
   🔹 Action: Raised to 504k, eventually all-in
   🔹 Win probability pre-flop: 40%

3. Richey
   🔹 Hole cards: K♠ K♣ (Pocket Kings)
   🔹 Action: All-in
   🔹 Win probability pre-flop: 20%

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🧠 Analysis: Pre-Flop Situation

This is a super rare setup:

• Two players both have pocket Aces – an extremely unlikely occurrence.

• A third player with Kings also decides to go all-in, which is totally reasonable; in most spots, KK is a premium hand.

🔥 Critical Dynamics

• Hellmuth and Shak each hold pocket Aces, but they block each other’s outs, making it almost impossible for either to win outright unless there's a flush or straight potential.

• Richey, with Kings, is statistically crushed—but in multi-way all-ins, strange things can happen.

• The pot: $1.247 million, so this is a huge moment.

🤯 The Twist

The caption implies that Shak proudly revealed his Aces, believing he had it locked up.
However, Hellmuth has the same hand—which nullifies Shak’s edge.
Even worse, Richey could still win with:

• A King on the board (for a set)

• A flush if suits align

• Or even a straight, depending on the board

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🎯 Final Thoughts

• Shak’s early celebration was premature. In poker, you never show your hand until the board runs out.

• Hellmuth played correctly, slow and solid.

• Richey, though behind, is a longshot with potential. He made the correct shove from his perspective—not knowing both opponents had Aces.

In summary, this is a textbook example of why poker is a game of patience and humility. Even the "best starting hand" (Aces) isn’t a guaranteed win in a multi-way pot.

And here is the resulting video: