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WATCH: Queen High? A Hero Call For The Title

Andrew Moreno Stuns Viewers With Read At Lodge Card Club Poker Tournament

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Andrew Moreno Wins At The LodgeThe Lodge Card Club in Texas hosted their Super September poker tournament over the weekend, drawing a field of 117 to narrowly surpass the $100,000 guarantee.

In the end, the title predictably went to one of the better players in the field in poker pro Andrew Moreno, who scooped the final pot of the tournament.

But although the $30,544 first-place prize is nowhere near the career-high of $1.46 million he banked for taking down the Wynn Millions in 2021 and a small fraction of his $4.7 million in career winnings, it was how he earned the trophy that made poker fans watching on the livestream take notice.

After overcoming an initial 4:1 chip deficit entering heads-up play, Moreno had battled back to virtually even stacks against opponent Collin Rountree.

Moreno raised the button to 100,000 with QHeart Suit JDiamond Suit, and Rountree called from the big blind. The flop fell 10Heart Suit 6Spade Suit 4Spade Suit, and Rountree checked. Moreno bet 180,000, and Rountree check-raised to 530,000.

Moreno called, and both players checked the 4Club Suit on the turn. The river was the KClub Suit and Rountree moved all in, having Moreno’s final 1,600,000 covered by just 200,000.

Watch the full hand below.

Moreno talked through a few possible combinations (busted straight draws) that his hand could beat, but ultimately came to a relatively quick decision to call off his stack with just queen high.

His read was indeed correct, as Rountree could only table JSpade Suit 3Heart Suit for jack high. Rountree was left with only a few big blinds, and Moreno finished out the tournament shortly thereafter. Rountree was awarded $19,829 as the runner up.

Moreno picked up his first win in his new backyard, having moved to Austin recently after previously splitting time between San Diego and Las Vegas. With the livestream on a delay, he even had enough time to bluff his wife, former poker journalist Kristy Arnett, once he got home.