Alan Keating Didn’t Show Up for His WSOP $25k Heads-Up Match

Alan Keating signed up for his first 2026 World Collection of Poker (WSOP) occasion on Saturday, however he apparently received an excessive amount of cash this week on The Lodge livestream to care sufficient to point out up and play.

The money recreation specialist does not play many tournaments, though he does seem in a pair WSOP occasions every year. He paid $25,000 to enter Day 1b of Occasion #7: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Restrict Maintain’em Championship, and did not even compete.

The place Was Keating?

Keating, scheduled to face Piotr Krupa within the first spherical of the 128-player heads-up match, did not arrive on time for his match. His chips have been being blinded out earlier than he referred to as and knowledgeable the match operators that he was working late and was conceding the match.

Meaning Krupa strikes on to the second spherical to face the winner of the Adrian Mateos versus Nikita Kuznetsov match. Keating, who received over $1 million on a livestream at The Lodge Card Membership in Texas earlier this week, is out the $25,000 he paid to enter the WSOP occasion.

Keating might be competing within the Hustler On line casino Dwell Million Greenback Recreation on the WSOP on June 12, so he can win again the Heads-Up Championship buy-in in a single hand.

The $25k bracelet occasion is presently being reside reported proper right here at PokerNews. A livestream beginning with the second spherical matchups will happen Saturday night on YouTube.

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