Keating Doubles Through Tang in Large Pot
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Alex Keating and Danny Tang took a couple of preflop raises near the money bubble and got all of their chips in the middle. Keating was the player at risk for 395,000 in what turned out to be one of the largest pots of the day thus far.
Alex Keating: Q♠Q♥
Danny Tang: J♠J♣
The flop came 8♠8♣3♥ and Keating was still in the lead with the better of the two pocket pairs. The Q♦ on the turn gave Keating a full house and the checkmark as Tang was drawing dead to the 6♥ on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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820,000
510,000
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510,000 |
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385,000
90,000
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90,000 |
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