Matt Keikoan raised preflop, and Daniel Idema called from the big blind.
The flop brought , and Idema check-raised a Keikoan bet. Idema led the turn, and fired again on the river. Keikoan quickly called the turn bet, and very slowly and reluctantly called the river bet.
It was a good call. Idema tabled his airball , and Keikoan's was good enough to take the pot.
Matt Keikoan has just dragged another small pot, and that one gives him the chip lead. It's been a long climb back, but Keikoan is now really asserting himself.
He's up 2.9 million to 2.2 million, there or thereabouts.
Matt Keikoan raised, and Daniel Idema three-bet it. Keikoan called.
The flop came out , and Idema continued out with a bet. Keikoan called, and both players checked the turn. The appeared on fifth street, and Idema bet again. Keikoan thought it over for a minute before plunking in the call.
Idema tabled for the flush and it was good. That pot moves him back into the chip lead, dropping Keikoan back down to 2.2 million.
Both players checked the flop of , and Idema led the turn. Keikoan called, and Idema fired again on the river. Keikoan could not call this time; he sent his cards into the muck, further shrinking his stack to 1.05 million.
Daniel Idema raised, and Matt Keikoan reraised to put himself all in for 325,000 total.
Idema:
Keikoan:
The flop was favorable for Keikoan as it came down to pull him into the lead with top pair. The on the turn didn't change anything, and neither did the river. That secures Keikoan's double up, and he's back to a still-very-short 650,000.
"Greatest comeback in history right here," Keikoan said to his fans on the rail.