What the Cluck! Frank Stepuchin Reveals the Story Behind the Rubber Chicken
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Dan Colpoys had just sat down with a fresh 40,000 starting stack when he became involved in a massive four-way all-in preflop.
After the pots, were calculated, the hands were tabled as follows:
Opponent 1: 10♥8♥
Opponent 2: Q♠Q♦
Opponent 3: K♠K♥
Dan Colpoys: A♣A♦
The flop of A♠J♠9♠ gave Colpoys top set of aces but of course, it had to be a sweat as Opponent 1 was open-ended and the other two players both had spade draws.
Lucky for Colpoys, the board run out clean with the 2♥5♣ and he scooped the whole thing to rocket him up to 135,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dan Colpoys |
135,000
135,000
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135,000 |
Landon Tice opened from middle position, and the player on his direct left put in the three-bet. Julien Sitbon cold called from the big blind, and Tice also called.
Action checked through on the A♦9♠4♣ flop to the 2♦ turn. Sitbon led out for 3,300, and only Tice called.
On the 8♦ river, Sitbon continued for another 7,700, and after some decision time, Tice jammed for 30,000.
Sitbon, with around 18,000 behind, went into the tank, and after around a minute a tablemate called the clock, which seemed a bit early to do so. The tournament director arrived and gave Sitbon a few extra seconds before beginning the countdown.
For the second time today, Sitbon could not make a decision by the end of the countdown and his hand was declared dead.
After the hand, Sitbon voiced his displeasure as he felt he should've been given some more time being that he was calling for his tournament life.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Landon Tice |
55,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
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Julien Sitbon |
18,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
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The middle position player opened to 1,800, and Jake Ripnick called from the button. Irene Carey then jammed for 15,900 from the big blind.
Irene Carey: A♣7♠
Jake Ripnick: 6♣6♠
Carey missed the J♦10♥3♠ flop and the 10♠ turn, but picked up some counterfeit outs. The 8♦ however ensured her demise and Carey headed out of the poker room.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jake Ripnick |
53,500
53,500
|
53,500 |
|
||
Irene Carey | Busted |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jason Kipnis |
230,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Jesse Lonis |
112,000
64,800
|
64,800 |
|
||
Alan Goasdoue |
61,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
Robbi Jade Lew |
50,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
Eric Seneg
|
50,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
Aleksei Istomin |
44,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
Espen Jorstad |
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
||
Vahid Jalali |
32,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
Aliaksandr Shylko |
10,000
-8,500
|
-8,500 |
Will Givens opened to 2,000 from middle position and was called by Eric Afriat from the small blind. The big blind also defended to see the Q♥J♦9♣ flop.
Givens continued for 2,500 which folded out Afriat. The big blind then jammed for 19,000 and Givens called as the superior stack.
Big Blind: Q♦9♦
Will Givens: A♥10♥
The big blind was a big favorite to double but the K♠ turn gave Givens Broadway for the lead. the 5♥ completed the board and Givens raked in another pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Will Givens |
280,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
||
Eric Afriat | 55,000 | |
|
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
John McMurry |
150,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
Joe Wilson |
105,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
Alexandra Botez |
101,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Bryn Kenney | 70,000 | |
|
||
Norbert Szecsi | 70,000 | |
|
||
Dann Turner |
60,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
||
James Romero |
42,000
-12,500
|
-12,500 |
|
||
Dylan Linde |
40,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
Mustapha Kanit |
32,000
9,500
|
9,500 |
|
On a heads-up completed board of 8♥5♣J♣9♦Q♦, there was around 30,000 in the middle when David Peters was faced with an all-in bet from his opponent, Fabrice Bigot.
After a good minute in thought, Peters made the call to put himself at risk, but was then shown K♣10♣ for the stone nuts by Bigot. Peters flashed jack-nine for two pair before it was sent into the muck and he was eliminated.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Fabrice Bigot | 70,000 | |
David Peters | Busted | |
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