Ali Alawadhi Poker Tournament Updates

Ali Alawadhi More Than Doubles Up

Dec 08, '17

A player raised from under-the-gun to 1,600 and Scott Blumstein three-bet to 3,600 from the button. Ali Alawadhi called from the small blind, as did the under-the-gun player.

The flop came down A74 and there were two checks to Blumstein, who bet 5,000. Alawadhi then moved all-in for 26,225, and the action fell on the original raiser.

After about 30 seconds, he reraised, putting an additional 35,000 on top of the all-in. Blumstein reluctantly folded, and Alawadhi revealed AQ for top pair.

His opponent showed K8 for the nut flush draw, but it failed to connect as the turn and river fell 66. Alawadhi now has nearly 70,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Ali Alawadhi

Curcio Falls to Aces in 8th Place ($78,705)

Jul 05, '10

Curcio Falls to Aces in 8th Place ($78,705)

Vladimir Kochelaevskiy opened to 190,000 and Joseph Curcio moved all in from the small blind. When action folded back to him, Kochelaevskiy had an easy decision. He called and they showed their hands:

Kochelaevskiy: AA
Curcio: JJ

The flop didn’t bring any help for Curcio, running 2K2. The 9 turn left him drawing to two outs but the river was the 8 and Kochelaevskiy hit the unnecessary flush to eliminate Curcio in eighth place, for which he’ll take home $78,705.

Alawadhi Busts On Missed Draw in 7th Place ($103,527)

Tomer Berda raised to 200,000 and when action folded to Ali Alawadhi he made the call from the big blind.

The flop fell 53A and Alawadhi moved all in. Berda made the call and saw that he was ahead, but Alawadhi had outs. Their hands:

Alawadhi: K9
Berda: A6

The 9 fell on the turn to pair Alawadhi and give him even more outs, but the J on the river was not one of them. Alawadhi was gone in seventh place, taking $103,527 with him.

Berda had around 3 million in chips after the hand.

Player Tags: Joseph Curcio,   Tomer Berda,   Vladimir Kochelaevskiy,   Ali Alawadhi