Sep 1, 2019
Photo: Lou Procopio (left) and Jay Keleher fist-bump each other as a good-luck gesture while they wait for the action to finish at all the other tables.
In Hand #16 of hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble, Lou Procopio moves all in from the button, and Jay Keleher calls all in from the small blind for 13,000. They wait for action to come to an end at all the other tables before showing their cards.
When every other table has finished, Keleher shows , and Procopio turns over . Keleher needs his hand to hold to stay alive.
The board comes , and Procopio pairs his seven on the turn and his queen on the river to win the pot with two pair and eliminate Keleher on the Money Bubble.
Lou Procopio – 360,000 (60 bb)
Jay Keleher – Eliminated in 42nd Place ($0)
The final 41 players are now in the money, guaranteed at least $1,635 each.