Wednesday, July 15, 2015 2:08 AM Local Time
Joe McKeehen Puts Joshua Beckley to the Test
Main Table
Hand #90
Joe McKeehen opens the button to 600,000, and Daniel Negreanu defends his big blind. The board runs out , and they check through the flop and turn. Negreanu checks the river too, and McKeehen bets 725,000. Negreanu calls, showing for two pair. McKeehen mucks, and Negreanu wins the pot.
Daniel Negreanu - 9,525,000 (32 bb)
Joe McKeehen - 48,720,000 (162 bb)
Hand #91
Alexander Turyansky opens to 600,000 under the gun, and Daniel Negreanu calls from the small blind. The flop is . Negreanu checks, and Turyansky bets 350,000. Negreanu calls. The turn is the , and Negreanu checks again. Turyansky checks it back, and the river is the . It goes check-check again, and Negreanu shows an ace. Turyansky tables , winning the pot with two pair.
Hand #92
Joe McKeehen opens to 600,000 under the gun, and Joshua Beckley calls from the small blind. The flop is . Beckley checks, and McKeehen continues for 650,000. Beckley calls, and the turn is the . Beckley checks again, and McKeehen checks behind. The river is the , and Beckley leads for 1,150,000. McKeehen moves all in with his towering stack, putting his opponent to the test for his tournament life. Beckley has 3,600,000 chips left in front of him, and he needs some time to consider. After three minutes in the tank, he folds.
Joe McKeehen - 51,570,000 (172 bb)
Joshua Beckley - 3,600,000 (12 bb)