Lex Veldhuis Gets Needled for Tight Call Against Rival Alan Keating

PokerStars ambassador Lex Veldhuis made an fascinating determination to simply name a river wager with a full home towards the unpredictable Alan Keating on the most recent addition of the PokerStars Huge Recreation on Tour.

Season 2’s eighth episode, launched Sunday on YouTube, featured the addition of high-stakes crusher Likelihood Kornuth, who changed Alexander “Wolfgang” Seibt’s empty seat on the six-player desk.

The $200/$400 no-limit maintain’em (pot-limit preflop) money recreation introduced out some juicy motion, however PokerStars professional Jason Koon was on the quick finish of the stick in a few of these fingers. He misplaced to a one-outer on the river with pocket aces when Veldhuis and Keating each hit a king on the river for a full home to cut the pot. Koon would later lose with prime two pair to Kornuth’s prime set.

New Poker Rivals Go at it Once more

A rivalry between Keating and Veldhuis started brewing final week throughout Episode 7. A lot of the identical continued in Episode 8, beginning with the poker gamers chopping two early pots, together with the hand talked about above. They’d play a barely controversial hand within the latest episode that had Kornuth playfully needling Veldhuis.

The hand started with Veldhuis elevating from an early place to $1,200 with 10♥10♦. The streamer would then name a three-bet to $4,000 from Keating, who had A♠5♥ within the cutoff and hit a giant flop — A♣7♣A♥ — with journeys.

Veldhuis checked his pocket pair, after which known as a continuation wager of $5,000 earlier than the 9♥ appeared on the flip. The favored poker streamer once more checked, and once more known as a wager — $15,000 this time — drawing to simply two outs (technically one as Luke Moy, the “Free Cannon,” folded a ten preflop).

Keating remained effectively out in entrance and poised to win a large pot, proper up till the ten♠ appeared on the river. Veldhuis checked one final time. He’d face a $41,000 river wager and appeared to be able to pounce with a large test increase. However he as an alternative opted to simply name and take down the $131,000 pot.

“Who’s going to say it?” Kornuth requested the desk after seeing each fingers.

“I am not going to say it,” Koon answered.

“You possibly can by no means be too cautious,” Kornuth joked, playfully needling Veldhuis.

Veldhuis, in a facet interview following the hand, admitted, “I feel that is undoubtedly a hand that may get talked about so much.”

“I actually thought in that second, I can’t open the door to any craziness after which should fold as a result of he is fearless,” Veldhuis mentioned, explaining his determination to name.

Kornuth then admitted he threw within the needle, however it was “all in good enjoyable.” Veldhuis took no offense and brushed it off as “simply regulars ribbing one another.”

The episode ended after 30 fingers — 87 total. Veldhuis remained out in entrance with the highest revenue of $153,300. Moy has dropped a bit, however remains to be up $13,600. Keating, who dominated the desk in Episode 6, is now the largest loser amongst these nonetheless on the desk, down $44,300. The sport will final 150 fingers, with new episodes every Sunday on YouTube.

Present Outcomes (87 Palms Performed)