Flopped Flush Devastates Flopped Set in CoinPoker’s $50K Mid-Stakes Championship

During the CoinPoker Mid-Stakes Cash Game World Championship, a $2/$5 poker hand resulted in a 250-big blind pot when a flopped flush defeated a flopped set in a three-bet pot. The hand involved players “Berbatov147” and “Freeway1988,” and occurred on one of CoinPoker’s branded Cash Game World Championship tables, which are featured in a rake-free poker series running from June 1 to June 29.

The hand took place during six-handed play at NL500, where the maximum buy-in is $500. “Luckerdoge420” opened the action from under the gun to $11.25. On the button, “Freeway1988” called with 3♥3♠. In the big blind, “Berbatov147” three-bet to $67.50 holding 8♣7♣. “Luckerdoge420” folded, while “Freeway1988” called the three-bet.

The flop came 10♣9♣3♣. “Berbatov147” checked. “Freeway1988” bet $37.18. “Berbatov147” called. The turn was the 4♥. “Freeway1988” bet $100.39. “Berbatov147” moved all in for $492.32. “Freeway1988” called.

The pot was run twice. The first river was A♣, the second K♦. Neither river paired the board. “Berbatov147” won the full pot with a flush. The total pot reached nearly $1,000, approximately 250 big blinds, with “Freeway1988” eliminated.

Analysis of the hand shows that “Freeway1988” made a call with pocket threes preflop, a decision that a solver typically rejects more than 70% of the time when facing an under-the-gun open. Meanwhile, “Berbatov147” three-bet with 8♣7♣, a hand that solvers recommend three-betting only 7.5% of the time. On the 10♣9♣3♣ flop, solver analysis suggests that “Berbatov147” should bet with 8♣7♣ around 90% of the time, but he chose to check.

After the turn, “Freeway1988” used a 40% pot sizing with his set of threes, though solver guidance would suggest either betting around 75% pot or checking. Solvers recommend calling with a low flush like 8♣7♣ in this spot, but “Berbatov147” shoved. He secured the fold-free call and held through both runouts.

This hand occurred during CoinPoker’s Mid-Stakes Cash Game World Championship, a rake-free poker competition. The event runs from June 1 to June 29 and features NL500 six-max tables operating 24/7. All tables in the event are rake-free. Players must buy in with a minimum of 100 big blinds, and auto-rebuy is mandatory.

The event is split into four weeks. Week 1 (June 1–6) and Week 3 (June 14–20) are played with no ante. Week 2 (June 7–13) and Week 4 (June 21–29) include a 0.166BB ante. Players compete for a $15,000 Rolex and a $10,000 prize pool distributed among the top five leaderboard finishers. The leaderboard ranks players by expected value ($EV) and requires a minimum of 20,000 hands played to be eligible for the final rankings. It is updated daily at 12:00 UTC.

In addition to the leaderboard, five players per week qualify for a Sunday VIP game, each receiving a $1,000 credit. One player qualifies from each of the following categories: biggest loser, most hands played, highest VPIP (minimum 2,000 hands), most dollars under EV, and fan-voted “Sickest Hand Played” submitted via the official CGWC Discord. Two additional seats are reserved for VIP invitees. Hands played during the VIP game or heads-up hands on the championship tables do not count toward the leaderboard.

CoinPoker allows all players to participate in this rake-free event. The “show cards” rule applies to every table — the winner’s cards are revealed regardless of the street where the hand ends. CoinPoker may use hand histories and data for content creation. A new security protocol is in place for this event, with the potential for additional prizes to be announced.

CoinPoker has positioned itself as a leading online poker platform for crypto users, supporting stablecoins such as USDT and USDC and fiat payments. The platform also hosts high-stakes heads-up games featuring players like Linus Loeliger (LLinusLL0ve) and Bjorn Li (AsianFlushie). Outside the CGWC, CoinPoker offers promotions like a 150% deposit bonus up to $2,000 for new users and a 33% rakeback for existing players.

The platform also features sports betting and tournaments, including a $10 buy-in event offering a $10,000 UFC 317 experience with Paulo Costa. With over 200,000 hands played each week during the CGWC and moments like the flush-over-set hand between “Berbatov147” and “Freeway1988,” CoinPoker’s Mid-Stakes Cash Game World Championship continues to produce high-stakes, rake-free poker action.