2015 WSOP Champ Joe McKeehen Eliminated; Garcia & Palumbo Gone
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
Three players put in what looked like 3,500 preflop and saw a flop of ![]()
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. 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Joe McKeehen led out for 4,000 from the small blind, Naji Harb called from middle position, and Ami Alibay, who had a nice stack of chips, opted to call from the cutoff.
After the dealer burned and turned the
, McKeehen bet 9,200, Harb folded, and Alibay raised all in. McKeehen, who had 1,000 back, called off only to discover he was drawing dead.
McKeehen: ![]()
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Alibay: ![]()
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Alibay got lucky to turn a set, and he dispatched a tough opponent after the meaningless
was run out on the river.
Meanwhile, both Sergio Garcia ad Rocco Palumbo have been eliminated from the tournament.
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57,500
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