Kimberley Kilroy Flops Set for the Triple Up
Michel Bouskila opened for 45,000, James McClendon called, and Kimberley Kilroy thought this was a good time to move her short stack of 129,000 all in.
She was not pleased to see Bouskila make the four-bet, reraising to 275,000, and when McClendon called she stood up in preparation to make her exit.
The flop fell ![]()
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, and after a check by Bouskila, McClendon moved all-in himself. The play pushed Bouskila out of the pot, and McLendon turned over the ![]()
expecting to be in the lead.
Kilroy revealed the ![]()
, however, and her flopped set gave her a huge advantage over McClendon's single pair. The
on the turn brought a gutshot draw for McClendon, and some added sweat for the last lady left in the Seniors Championship, but the
on the river secured her the triple up.
"I folded ![]()
," said Bouskila quietly to nobody in particular. "The ace came..."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
550,000
365,000
|
365,000 |
|
|
475,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
405,000
234,000
|
234,000 |