Altman Takes a Bad Beat
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Niveau 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Kenny Hallaert was in early position and raised to 85,000. Brian Altman was in the cutoff and three-bet to 240,000. Hallaert pondered about a minute and then moved all in for 1,260,000. Altman called putting Hallaert at risk.
Hallaert tabled 
and Altman showed 
.
The board ran out 
and Hallaert hit his two-outer on the flop to hit a set and take down a massive pot. In a gesture of pure class, Altman had no negative reaction, saying, "Nice hand," to Hallaert while shipping him the chips.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
2,650,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
1,600,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
, Muhammad Abdel Rahim led out from the big blind for 250,000. Bob Bounahra was in the hijack and called.
. Rahim led out for 425,000 and Bounahra asked for a count. After a full minute, Bounahra moved all in for 1,100,000. Rahim then asked for a count, and cut out chips while making a decision. 
for a flush and the entire table gasped. One player said, "You're a sick man." Bounahra looked shocked and then smiled and raked in the pot, but not before mucking his hand face down.
and Rappaport showed 
and Affleck hit trips to win the pot and leave Rappaport extremely short.
for a pair of jacks, Alegado mucked and Rappaport tabled 
for bottom pair, which wasn't enough to keep him in the tournament.
. 
and Piccioli needed to hit an ace to stay alive. The turn was the 
, giving him some more outs to survive. The river was the 
and Piccioli hit the rail.
.
and she found one of the cards she was looking for to stay alive. The river was the 
and O'Donnell paid the double-up.
and was well behind the 
and Zektser hit the rail.
, sending two players to the rail.
and Rast checked. Affleck quickly bet 60,000, sending Rast into the tank for a couple of minutes. Rast eventually called and Affleck tabled 
for a flush. Rast mucked his cards and Hubbard showed 