Koonce Finds a Miracle in Four-Way All In
Level 7
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
A wild four-way all-in just took place on Table 16 between Derrick Koonce, Zack Gotkin, Jon McClain and one other opponent.
Koonce was the shortest player and at risk of busting the tournament and was behind when the cards were shown.
Derrick Koonce: 8♥8♦
Zack Gotkin: A♥Q♠
Jon McClain: K♥K♦
Unknown: 10♣10♠
The flop came 6♣3♣6♥ and changed nothing, McClain covered all players and his kings were still best.
The turn came A♦ improving Gotkin to top pair and one card away from a huge scoop, but that wasn't meant to be as the 8♣ fell on the river, improving Koonce to a set of eights and quadrupling his stack. Gotkin was left with fumes, as was McClain, whilst the unknown player was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
91,200
91,200
|
91,200 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
7,000
7,000
|
7,000 |