Alan Keating made among the finest televised poker calls seen shortly throughout Monday’s episode of Excessive Stakes Poker, and it was one among many monster pots within the nosebleed-stakes money sport.
The sixth episode of Season 14 supplied motion from begin to end, and it kind-of-sort-of included the biggest pot in Excessive Stakes Poker historical past (extra on this later), and a $910,000 hand Keating took down when he sniffed out a bluff.
Keating, a Hustler On line casino Reside fan favourite, competed towards some fellow HCL gamers such because the present’s proprietor Ryan Feldman and the next listing of gamers, with chip counts previous to the primary hand.
Three Sturdy Fingers Proper off the Bat
The present started with Peter elevating to $3,000 with Ok♦Ok♣. Vinny, who changed Marc Kulick within the sport, known as with A♣Q♠from the small blind. David, within the massive blind with 9♦9♣ threw in calling chips, and so did the straddler, Steve, who was holding A♦6♥.
Three gamers would examine the ten♥3♣7♣ flop again to Peter, who had one of the best hand. He continued with a $7,000 guess, receiving calls from Vinny and David. Steve, who gained the $540,000 pot final yr on Hustler On line casino Reside that was botched by embattled lawyer Tom Goldstein, folded.
The twoâ™ on the flip modified nothing. Motion once more checked to Peter, who fired out an enormous guess of $31,000, sufficient to get Vinny to fold ace-high, however David nonetheless felt his pair was good. The board paired on the tenâ™ river and David this time led with a $40,000. Peter initially thought of his opponent rivered journeys, however he discovered the decision and took down the $175,400 pot on the primary hand of Episode 6.
Keating Makes Insane Hero Name
The most effective calls ever made on Excessive Stakes Poker would happen throughout Episode 6. The hand we’re referring to began with Steve elevating to $1,400 with 8â™ 6♣. Peter, on the button with 6â™ 3â™ , known as, as did Keating, who had 9♦7♦ within the massive blind.
The A♣7♠Ok♠flop gave two gamers slightly one thing. Keating checked, after which Steve, who flopped nothing, guess $4,000. Peter went for a increase to $13,000 with a flush draw. Keating, who solely hit backside pair, re-raised to $41,000, receiving a name solely from Peter.
Motion continued to warmth up on the 6♥ flip, which improved Peter’s hand. Keating fired out a guess of $58,000, and his opponent clicked again a increase to $175,000, however did not get Keating to fold.
The 4♥ on the river did not enhance both hand. Each gamers have been caught on small pairs with no playing cards left to come back. Keating checked after which confronted an all in guess of $235,000. He went into the tank dealing with a troublesome determination, and he’d make the proper one by calling the guess to take down the $911,000 pot, one of many largest in Excessive Stakes Poker historical past.
“It is my favourite hand as a result of neither of us have a lot, however we made a sport of rooster out of it by placing strain on one another and nobody backed down,” Keating advised PokerNews.
Nick Schulman, the commentator on Excessive Stakes Poker and a five-time World Collection of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner, referred to it as “one of many coolest arms I’ve ever seen.”
As for the biggest pot in Excessive Stakes Poker historical past, that went to Santhosh Suvarna for $992,000 throughout Season 13.
Santhosh Suvarna Wins Largest Pot in Excessive Stakes Poker Historical past
Largest Pot in Excessive Stakes Poker Historical past?
Suvarna’s report got here to an finish throughout Episode 6, sort of. All of it is dependent upon in case you depend a chop pot that cracked $1 million. This hand started with Peter elevating to $4,000 with Aâ™ Q♦ after which Keating making it $25,000 to go together with A♦Qâ™ , the identical hand however completely different fits.
Peter known as earlier than each gamers hit journeys with the identical kicker on the Q♣Ok♦Q♥ flop. Keating continued his aggression with a $35,000 wager, and his opponent known as earlier than the 8♥ appeared on the flip. Keating guess $79,000 this time. Peter, trying to get his chips again from the monster pot he misplaced earlier, raised to $229,000.
Keating then went all in for $499,000, and a snap-call was made. They’d chop up the $1,120,200 pot, which seemingly will not be thought of as the most important within the present’s historical past by most given the pot was chopped.
Keating and Feldman Take Unhealthy Beat in Similar Hand
Feldman, outdoors of 1 enormous pot he gained throughout Episode 5, has run poorly on Excessive Stakes Poker Season 14. That continued within the remaining hand of the latest episode.
Preflop motion within the straddled pot started with Peter limping on the button with Ok♦7♦. Keating, the blind, raised to $14,000 with A♦A♣. Feldman, within the staddle with J♦9♣, made the decision, as did Peter.
The flop got here out J♥Ok♣9♦, and Keating wagered $28,000 together with his pocket aces that had been out-flopped. Feldman, sitting on backside two pair, simply known as. Peter got here alongside as nicely after which sucked out on each gamers when the Ok♠landed on the flip.
Motion would examine to the button, who guess $85,000. Keating known as, whereas Feldman frustratingly folded drawing useless. The river was the Q♥, which led to 4 playing cards to a straight. Each gamers feared the straight and checked, which meant Peter took down the $297,400 pot to finish the present.
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