Mike Dentale Eliminated by Michael O'Brien

Photo:  Mike Dentale

Three players see a flop of , and Mike Dentale moves all in from the small blind. Michael O’Brien moves all in over the top from the hijack, and Dentale is about to show his cards when the dealer stops him. Shaquan Francis hasn’t acted yet on the button.

Dentale apologizes and says, “I didn’t even know you were in the hand.”

Francis folds, and Dentale and O’Brien turn over their cards on opposite sides of the table as the dealer quickly finishes the board to show . The dealer announces “straight,” which momentarily confuses both players.

Michael O’Brien:    (ten-high straight)
Mike Dentale:    (pair of kings)

Dentale asks what O’Brien has, and the dealer says it’s a straight. Dentale asks, “But what did he have on the flop? Anything?”

O’Brien takes a closer look at the board — he thought the king on the flop was a club, and thought he had a flush draw that hit on the river. O’Brien realizes that instead, he shoved with a naked ace high and caught a runner-runner ten-high straight to win the pot and knock out Dentale.

Dentale is stunned, and repeats his question. “What did you have on the flop? You moved all in with nothing?”

O’Brien explains his mistake, saying he thought he had a flush draw, and Dentale turns to Francis to ask if he had him beat. Francis says he folded six-five of clubs.

Another player jokes, “Did you have a flush draw too?” Francis smiles and says, “It wasn’t a flush draw!”

O’Brien wins the pot, and Dentale immediately heads to the registration desk to buy back in.

Michael O’Brien  –  40,000  (100 bb)
Mike Dentale  –  Eliminated

After he buys in, Dentale loudly and sarcastically says, “Yo, can I get that table again? There are a lot of great players at that table.”