So, Mabuchi is sitting with trip Aces, which is a pretty strong hand.
Phillips has a Flush draw, which is hard enough, but a royal flush draw ?
Mabuchi hits the quads ?
WOW
Mabuchi may have been able to push him off the hand earlier, but we don’t see their plays.
It’s still a sick beat.
BTW, a few years ago I played real money Texas Hold-em online.
I would play small stakes tournaments.
In one tournament of 35 players, I hit quads 4 times.
I knew then that the whole thing was rigged.
Actually Phillips was winning since the turn, the river did not change anything since Phillips already had the straight when the turn hit. Mabuchi could have only pushed him off preflop or on the flop. He might have been able to fold the aces had the fourth one not hit. I feel bad for the guy, he isn’t going to forget that one, although he probably feels the sting way less since he was already beat by the time the river hit. At least he has a nice story to tell his friends.
I was once dealt pocket aces three hands in a row in a game.