A Long Trip Cut Short for Frankenberger
"The short version? I lost."
So said Andy Frankenberger to us just now, moments after his rapid elimination from the tournament at the hands of Carlos Chadha-Villamarin.
We were just a short while ago telling about Andy Frankenberger's longer-than-expected trip to Bethlehem in a post titled "To Make a Long Story Short."
Well, to make a short story a little longer, in his final hand Frankenberger found himself trying to represent a flush he didn't have when a third spade had hit the board on the river, but Chadha-Villamarin called him with second pair of queens to take the last of his chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
92,000 | 49,000 |
|
Busted |
.
for a flopped set. Heaton then turned over his 
with understandably less enthusiasm, and Furey showed his 
in a similarly dejected way.
and river the 
, and both Furey and Heaton were eliminated. Raskin held his hands aloft for a moment, then sat down to gather his chips, kissing his bracelet before beginning the business of stacking. He explained to us afterwards how he'd picked up the bracelet in Las Vegas, and was wearing it when he final tabled the 
turn. Furey bet 15,000 and was quickly called by Raskin. After Heaton folded, the river fell and before we caught what it was, Furey instantly shoved and Raskin snap-called with 
was second best and he is now down to 10 big blinds.
turn. Both players checked through to the 
for trip jacks, besting Raskin's hand to win the pot.
and Silberzweig bet 2,525. Rogers raised the minimum to 5,050, and Silberzweig called. Both then checked the 
turn.
