Alex Keating Wins on the River

Alex Keating pumps it up to 2,200 in early position and receives a call from Joseph Cheong in the hijack. The players on the button and in the big blind also come along and the flop comes .

The big blind checks to Keating, who continuation-bets 6,500. Cheong and the player on the button both fold, and the big blind calls to take action heads up to the turn , where both players check.

The river comes and the big blind checks once more. Keating thinks for a few moments and then bets 22,000.

The big blind shrugs after a few seconds and says something to Keating from behind his mask. A short exchange occurs before the two resume silence, and the big blind thinks for well over another minute before relinquishing his hand.

Alex Keating – 71,000 (88 bb)