Two Birds, One Kat
First in from the button, Adam Sporinsky open-shoved for the 115,000 he had left. Next door in the small blind, Kathy Liebert made the call to put him at risk, but Richard Rockwood wasn't going anywhere either. From the big blind, Rockwood said, "All right, I call all in, too," committing his last 149,000 as well. Liebert had them both covered, and the cards were on their backs:
Sporinsky:
Liebert:
Rockwood:
"Well there's an ace," Liebert said as the dealer ran out a flop of . The turn didn't change a thing, and the river would not save either of the two at-risk players either. Liebert's top pair earns her the double knockout, and she's chipped all the way up to 480,000 in the process.