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
