Abernethy Gets Lucky
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
From middle position, Florian Decamps raised to 8,500 only to be three-bet to 20,500 by Mazin Khoury on the button. The small blind folded but Andrew Abernethy in the big blind shoved all in for 64,000. Decamps folded, Khoury instantly called.
Mazin Khoury: 
Andrew Abernethy: 
The board ran out 
and with the king on the turn, Abernethy doubled up.
Abernethy, talking to his neighbor Kees van Brugge, said he was usually so unlucky. As far as we can tell, he has nothing to complain about right now. Khoury on the other hand, has reason to, as he's down to just around 60,000.
Not much later, Decamps busted. From the cutoff, he pushed his last 14 big blinds in holding 
, and was called by the button that had 
. Decamps didn't hit, and made his exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
142,500
52,500
|
52,500 |
|
60,000
-108,700
|
-108,700 |
|
Busted |