One hand that caught my eye from the World Series of Poker Main Event involved Paul Snead and Scott Montgomery. With just 21 players left they played a huge pot – one that would catapult Montgomery towards a place at the final table in November, and leave Paul Snead’s dreams in tatters.

With blinds at 50,000/100,000/ 10,000 Snead raised to 300,000 on the button, Montgomery re-raised (three-bet) to 800,000 from the big blind, and Snead called. On a flop of J♦-3♥-10♦, Montgomery bet out 1.5m, Snead re-raised to 3m, and Montgomery shoved all-in for an additional 1.75m more. Snead tanked for over five minutes (despite the generous pot odds) and eventually called after having had the clock put on him.