Relative Brutality for McDonald
Stuart McDonald just ended up putting all but 80,000 of his chips at risk before the flop, and he was up against Pascal LeFrancois. Before the dealer could even put the flop out, McDonald threw his last chips into the middle and LeFrancois called.
The flop showed 
when the following cards were turned face up.
McDonald: 
LeFrancois: 
McDonald stood up right away and said, "I'm not superstitious, whatever happens happens."
"What do you want?" McDonald asked LeFrancois.
"A king would be good," LeFrancois said, calling for a split pot.
The turn brought the 
, and McDonald said, "That's kind of what I wanted to call for."
"Let's do a three now," McDonald continued, hoping to double his stack.
The river brought the 
and that gave both players two pair with a king kicker.
"That's relatively brutal," McDonald sighed, as he missed out on a double up.
"I hadn't even thought of the ace," LeFrancois said with a smile, as the pot was being chopped up.
McDonald however, lives to fight another all in as he's still among the short stacks in the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,000,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
600,000 |