McKee Loses One, Then Eliminates Dorzweiler
Hand #1: Vicki McKee opened to 60,000 under the gun and received a call in middle position from Donald Nimneh. Action went heads up to a flop of and McKee checked to Nimneh, who bet 50,000. McKee called.
McKee check-called another 80,000 on the turn and the river came . She checked once more and Nimneh reached for chips, betting another 85,000.
"I missed it," said McKee as she tossed her cards to the muck without delay.
"I knew you was on it!" replied Nimneh. He then added, "we probably had the same hand." McKee said she had ace-ten.
Hand #2: Moments later, Tim Dorzweiler was seen making his way to the payouts desk as his stack was being shipped to McKee. McKee and Nimneh filled in the details, saying that stacks got in after McKee called a shove on the turn of a three-club board.
Dorzweiler:
McKee:
Dorzweiler's bluff was called by McKee's nut flush draw, which proved to be ahead on its own, and a seven failed to fall on the river to spell his elimination.
In the meantime, Mike Vanier and Kevin Venhaus were also recently eliminated on adjacent tables, bringing the field down to 23.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Vicki McKee |
1,610,000
655,000
|
655,000 |
|
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Donald Nimneh |
1,310,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
Tim Dorzweiler | Busted | |
Mike Vanier | Busted | |
Kevin Venhaus | Busted |