Friendly Fire Before the Bubble
Ray Attiyah just arrived at the table to see Colin Mchugh raise it up from middle position and Phil Hellmuth folded his Q♥5♥4♠3♥ face up in the big blind. Mchugh responded by throwing his A♣A♦10♥8♣ face up into the middle of the table as well.
"This is a talking and showing table?" Attiyah inquired.
"Friendly table," Alex Livingston replied.
"Until you beat me in a big pot," Hellmuth chimed in.
Upon the next pitch of the cards, Justin Armstrong raised the pot to 28,000 in middle position and was called by Brandon Crawford in the cutoff. The flop came J♥10♥8♦ and Armstrong piled all in for his last 35,000 which Crawford quickly called.
Justin Armstrong: A♠A♣K♦J♣
Brandon Crawford: J♦10♠5♠4♦
Crawford flopped two pair to take the lead against Armstrong's aces. The 2♠ and 7♣ runout changed nothing and Armstrong wished the table well before exiting.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
718,000
153,000
|
153,000 |
|
590,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
335,000
106,000
|
106,000 |
|
||
|
275,000
183,000
|
183,000 |
|
Busted | |