Dagostino Delivers Knockout to Aldridge
Ken Aldridge, one of the last remaining seniors to have previously won a bracelet, will not get his second in this year's Seniors Championship.
Aldridge open jammed from the button for 825,000. Jamal Sawaqdeh, the small blind, shoved as well before Joseph Dagostino made the call. Sawaqdeh had both players covered.
Ken Aldridge:
Joseph Dagostino:
Jamal Sawaqdeh:
The flop paired both Dagostino's and Sawaqdeh's ace, as well as giving all three players a flush draw with Dagostino having the best of the draws and the best of the pairs. The turn gave Aldridge a bit of hope as he picked up a straight draw, but the river bricked out with the , giving Dagostino the pot, doubling his stack through Sawaqdeh while sending Aldridge to the rail. Aldridge left in good spirits, wishing the players who eliminated him luck and shaking their hands.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Joseph Dagostino |
3,300,000
1,445,000
|
1,445,000 |
Jamal Sawaqdeh |
1,100,000
-640,000
|
-640,000 |
Ken Aldridge | Busted | |
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