NBA Hall of Famer Allen Iverson Eliminated by rocket

With NBA Hall of Fame basketball player Allen Iverson down to just three big blinds as he becomes the big blind, rocket raises UTG+1 to 7,200.

The player in the small blind calls, and Iverson — folds. (rocket goes on to win a small pot.)

The next hand, rocket raises under the gun to 7,300, the player in the cutoff reraises to 22,500, and Allen Iverson calls all in for about 7,600. rocket calls.

The flop comes , rocket checks, the cutoff bets 29,400, and rocket check-raises all in. The cutoff calls all in for 78,500, and all three players show their cards.

rocket:    (set of jacks)
cutoff:    (pair of aces)
Allen Iverson:    (pair of queens)

rocket has a huge lead with his flopped set of jacks, and Iverson and the player in the cutoff need to make sets of their own (or a runner-runner straight) to stay alive.

The turn card is the , the river card is the , and rocket wins the entire pot to eliminate two players on one hand, collecting Iverson’s bounty of ¥1,500 in the process.

rocket  –  324,300  (93 bb) + ¥1,500
Allen Iverson  –  Eliminated

Photo:  Allen Iverson’s Poker King Avatar