O’Rourke Doubles.. And He’s Gone!
In the space of two hands, Liam O’Rourke was able to double-up, and then get eliminated.
In the first hand, O’Rourke opened to 4,500 from under the gun +1, leaving himself with a 500-chip behind. It folded around to the player in the big blind, who raised, as O’Rourke made the call.
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He was able to hold, as the board ran out ![]()
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to see him move to11,400.
In the very next hand, O’Rourke again opened from under the gun, for 11,000, leaving himself 300 behind. Sangeeth Mohan was in the cut-off, and made the call, not noticing that O’Rourke had kept some chips to himself.
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, and O’Rourke promptly threw his remaining chips into the middle, and was called, as both players tabled their cards.
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This time O’Rourke’s opponent had out-flopped him, and he was unable to improve as the turn and river came the
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Busted |