River Triple Kings! Weird Chop in 2/5 Game: 9T and 34 Make Full House on KTT Flop, Split Pot
A 2/5 hand from Reddit sparks discussion: Player with 9T on KTT rainbow flop, turn and river both Kings, resulting in same full house as opponent with 34, chop pot.
Recently, a post on Reddit's r/poker subreddit sparked discussion among players — in a 2/5 cash game, a player holding 9T of hearts (9♠T♥? The original text simply says "9Thh", meaning 9 and 10 of hearts) flopped a KTT rainbow board, and ended up chopping the pot on the river with an opponent who held 34, making for a dramatic sequence.
Hand History
- Preflop: The player opened to $25 in a 2/5 game, getting two callers.
- Flop: T♠T♥K♦ (rainbow board). Big blind checked, the player bet $25, the button raised to $70, and the player called.
- Turn: K♣. Both the player and the button checked.
- River: K♠. The player made a large bet (exact amount not recorded), and the button called.
Why the Chop?
The community cards ended up as K♠K♣K♦T♠T♥, i.e., three Kings and a pair of Tens. The player held 9T for a full house (KKKTT), while the opponent held 34 for the same full house (KKKTT). Since both hands were identical in strength, they chopped the pot. The player admitted in the post, "The turn K was the only card I didn't want to see, and then another K on the river — absolutely absurd."
Discussion
After the post was shared on r/poker, several commenters noted it was a "standard full house chop," while others joked that "the opponent calling the big river bet with 34 probably thought he had a full house." In a 2/5 game, such a bizarre outcome is uncommon, but it can happen when the board texture is extreme.