Kim Gonzalez Eliminated In 55th Place ($2,876)
Apr 22, '18
Kim Gonzalez was down to his last 48,000 when he looked down at K
2
in the big blind. Action was folded to Dale McFarland, and he opened from the cutoff position to 40,000. The button and the small blind pitched in their cards, and Gonzalez moved all in over the top. It was only 8,000 more to McFarland, but he considered his options briefly before tossing in the extra chips. McFarland tabled J
10, so Gonzalez held a slight lead going to the flop.
The flop fell 98
6, which was huge for McFarland. According to Card Player’s Texas hold’em odds calculator, McFarland had a 70 percent chance of winning the hand despite only have jack-high at the moment. Gonzalez was going to need to get extremely lucky to dodge all of McFarland’s outs on both the turn and the river. The turn brought the 7, which sealed the hand for McFarland and sent Gonzalez to the rail. A meaningless K fell on the river to make it official, and Gonzalez went over to the payout desk to collect his cash. McFarland was still relatively short after scooping the pot, but he had more breathing room.
Player Tags: Dale McFarland, Kim Gonzalez
Amir Kaikhah Eliminated In Round-For-Round Play
Apr 22, '18
Amir Kaikhah was also a casualty during round-for-round play here early on the second day of the CPPT Choctaw main event. We caught up with the action on a board reading K102, and Kaikhah moved all in with AK. The flop was about as good as Kaikhah could have hoped for, especially considering he was called by the KJ of Kim Gonzalez, who was sitting directly to his left. Kaikhah was far out in front to double up his short stack and continue battling for the nearly $200,000 top prize. However, the J was a devastating turn of events for Kaikhah, as he went from a huge favorite to a huge underdog in the hand. Gonzalez was able to turn top two pair, much to the dismay of his opponent. Kaikhah needed to catch an ace or queen on the river in order to avoid elimination. The 7 was no help, and Gonzalez took the pot to grow his stack to around 200,000, while a frustrated Kaikhah was out.
Player Tags: Amir Kaikhah, Kim Gonzalez
