Simultaneous Clocks Called as Beck Busts and Riess Doubles
An interesting situation occurred one spot shy of a $5,000 pay jump at adjacent tables, wherein Ryan Riess and Matthew Beck were both faced with calling all in for their tournament lives.
At one table, Sean Rafael called from the small blind and then called a raise of 90,000 from Matthew Beck in the big blind.
The flop came 10♣6♦3♥ and Rafael checked to Beck, who announced "Pot" for a bet of 210,000.
The 3♦ fell on the turn and Rafael checked again. Beck bet 270,000 — leaving himself just 5,000 behind and Rafael quickly shoved to put Beck all in.
At the other table, Jeffrey Whittinghill opened to 60,000 from the button. Riess took a few minutes before three-betting to 195,000 from the big blind, leaving around 65,000 behind.
Whittinghill then raised enough to put Riess all-in and Riess went into the tank.
Both Riess and Beck realized the other player was all in and began goading the players at the other table to call the clock. The floor noticed and informed Riess and Beck they had 10 seconds to act before both hands would be declared dead.
Back at Becks table, Beck called all in with one second remaining and a showdown was held.
Matthew Beck: A♦Q♥10♠4♠
Sean Rafael: 10♥10♦9♠8♠
Beck was already drawing dead against Rafael's full house and an irrelevant J♠ completed the board — eliminating Beck one spot shy of a pay jump.
On Riess' table, Riess also called off for his remaining stack to put himself at risk.
Ryan Riess: A♥J♠Q♠Q♣
Jeffrey Whittinghill: Q♥9♠8♥7♠
The 2♦A♦J♦4♥8♦ runout gave Riess two pair, aces and jacks to double through Whittinghill.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
470,000
|
470,000 |
|
560,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
||
|
350,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
|
Busted | |