Alan Keating Wins $1.16M Pot, Reportedly Biggest in US Livestream Poker History
Poker pro Alan Keating’s rattling first of all win on the Hustler Casino Live livestream included what Poker News is calling, “The biggest jackpot inwards US livestream poker game history.” He scooped upward $1.158M cash inward heads-up activeness against the participant known only as “Handz” during a session on Th night inward Gardena, Calif.
Though Keating ruined the session upward to a greater extent than $500K, he spent most of a post-victory interview criticizing his possess play.
I consider I’ve got to convert how I bulge out because I’m finding myself inward these holes,” he told Hustler Casino Live. “It’s tolerant of play getting your way out, but it’s a challenging right smart to play.”
Keating, known in the first place for his World Series of Poker participation, doesn’t seem to savor the calcium light much. He keeps a tight lid on the details of his personal life. About all that’s known well-nigh him is that he hails from Bloomfield Hills, Mich., and is worth near $3 million.
The Record Hand
In a $200/$400/$800/$1,600 No-Limit Hold’em game, “Handz” raised to $9K on the button with ace-7 off-suit. He was called past Ben Tsung Dao Lee inward the little unreasoning with 8-5 suited, and so by Eric Persson with ace-jack off-suit, and Keating with king-2 suited.
The dud – the 10 and 6 of spades and the 5 of diamonds – was checked to Handz, who continued for $25K into a flowerpot of $37.2K. Keating, single spade little of a king-high flush, was the only when caller.
After Handz play $70K on the 4 of diamonds turn, Keating check-called and the couple went wide-awake with $227K inward the pot. At this point, Keating had a 36% chance of winning to Handz’s 64%. The river gave Keating his even with a 7 of spades.
Keating bet into Handz with $155K. Handz raised to $464K, forcing Keating all-in if he wanted to continue. Keating took 2 minutes to determine whether to piss the call.
Keating said that after betting the river, he thought it would be interesting if Handz shoved.
“Then when he did, I was like, ‘OK well, maybe I should get thought that come out further,’” he said.
A Hand for the Hand
Following the hand, buster fire hook pros took to Twitter to recommend Keating.
“@Mister_Keating legend,” tweeted Antonio Lievano. “Record locoweed on @HCLPokerShow! Congrats!”
Many salamander players are at present going to have got endorsement thoughts before making that naked ace-bluff shove,” added Andy Stacks.
Keating, though, turns come out to be his own worst critic.
“It felt all right, i don’t know,” Keating told Hustler Casino Live. “I had the king-high flush. I’m not sledding to routine like I thought of some magnificent thinking. i simply called.”