High-stakes poker once again gave us a hand worthy of a movie. In the recent Super High Roller Cash Game at the PokerGO Studio with blinds of US$500/$1,000, Alan Keating
The table, loaded with heavyweights like Andrew Robl
It all started with a double straddle of US$4,000 that raised the tension from the start. Feinstein, with J J, decided to play passively to set the trap. From the small blind, Kirk Brown
Feinstein’s plan seemed perfect when he launched a three-bet to US$90,000. Brown folded after thinking it over, and Keating again disguised with a call that kept the mystery… and the danger.
With US$206,000 in the pot, the flop K 8 5 did not change the outlook much. Feinstein bet US$100,000 and Keating, true to his silent script, called once more.
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But the turn Q lit the fuse. Keating hit the top set, although both players decided to slow down the action with a check that hid the storm to come.
The river J was the masterstroke… and the tragedy. Feinstein made his own set, not imagining he was completely dominated.
Keating did not hesitate: all-in for US$416,000 effective. Snap-call. And the bucket of cold water.
“What the hell was that river?”, Feinstein exclaimed, incredulous.
A textbook cooler, one of those that hurt even at tables where a million dollars seems routine. And Keating, once again, on the right side of the story.
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