Tuesday, February 28, 2017 5:04 PM Local Time
Kainalu McCue-Unciano Triples Up
Ron Alfieri opens to 9,000 under the gun, Kainalu McCue-Unciano calls in the cutoff, Will Givens calls on the button, and Brady Thorpe defends his big blind to create four-way action.
The flop is . It checks to Alfieri, who continues for 22,000, and McCue-Unciano moves all in for 57,000. Givens folds, but Thorpe re-shoves for 73,000 total, and Alfieri calls that amount to put both opponents at risk.
"I have two pair," Thorpe announces.
Alfieri: (pair of jacks)
McCue-Unciano: (pair of tens, flush draw)
Thorpe: (aces up)
McCue-Unciano fills his flush promptly with the turn, and that leaves Alfieri drawing dead. Thorpe can still catch an ace or an eight to win the pot, but the river is the , sending the whole thing to McCue-Unciano. He triples up, Thorpe wins the small side pot, and Alfieri gets none of it.
Kainalu McCue-Unciano - 212,000 (53 bb)
Brady Thorpe - 32,000 (8 bb)
Ron Alfieri - 165,000 (41 bb)