Blumenthal Busts Keating
Alan Keating had a good night last night as he ranked second in chips among the surviving 117 players. Unfortunately for him, Keating's luck turned on him here on Day 2 and he has been eliminated from the tournament.
It happened when a preflop raising war resulted in Keating and a late-position player being all in for 84,000 and 22,000 respectively. Eddie Blumenthal, who was in middle position, had them both covered.
Blumenthal: 
Keating: 
Late Position: 
The 
flop made things interesting as it gave Keating a flush draw and the other two players straight draws, but as it was Blumenthal's aces were still best. That changed when the dealer burned and turned the 
, which gave the late-position player trips. With that said, Blumenthal's aces still had him out in front of Keating in the sizable side pot.
There were plenty of cards that could change things on the river, but the 
that peeled off was not one of them. The late-position player tripled while Blumenthal took down the side pot and eliminated Keating from the tournament.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
178,000
128,200
|
128,200 |
|
Eliminado |
rain down. Kostritysn then led out for a bet of 14,500, and Phan deliberated for a minute or so before cutting out two stacks and sliding them forward, raising to 34,000. Faced with a strong sign that Phan held a queen, Kostritsyn persevered nonetheless, reraising all-in for his last 90,000 or so chips.
for trip queens and an ace kicker. Kostritsyn could only muster the 
for a bluff that, while courageously bold, had been busted.
to the table, and the river fell 
, giving Phan a full house, and a massive pile of chips.
, Eddie Blumenthal bet 7,800 from middle position after Young Ji had checked from the big blind. A call was made and then both players checked the 
turn. When the 
completed the board on the river, Ji led out for 7,300 and Blumenthal called.
for a set of tens, and it was good as Blumenthal simply mucked his cards.
hit the board, Brammer led out for a bet of 50,000, forcing one fold, but Ashby appeared to be attached to his hole cards. Eventually, after counting out his chips slowly, Ashby went all-in for a little more than the original bet, and Brammer quickly called.
river bumped it to a full house. Couden seemed a bit disappointed, and understandably so as he no doubt hoped to go further than 48th place.
