Sidhu Cracks Geilich's Aces
We didn't catch the action, but we did see the dealer pushing a sizable pot to Kuljinder Sidhu, who had just doubled through Ludovic Geilich. The former had held and managed to hit a set to crack the latter's .
In the very next hand, Geilich shoved his last 3,625 all in under the gun and received a call from Chris Day on the button.
Geilich:
Day:
According to the learn.PokerNews.com Odds Calculator, Day was the 55.45% favorite, but he was essentially flipping as Geilich's two overs would win 44.10% of the time.
The flop was kind to Day as his fives were still good; in fact, they had a 76.45% chance of winning the hand. The turn meant Geilich needed either an ace or seven to stay alive, but one of those would only come 13.64% of the time. Fortunately for the German, this was one such time as the dealer burned and put out the .
Here are counts for the two players as well as those for the other players at Table 10:
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chris Day | 50,000 | |
Mick Graydon |
47,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
Kuljinder Sidhu |
46,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
Elior Benjamin Sion
|
15,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
Ludovic Geilich |
8,500
8,500
|
8,500 |
Alex Christoper Lindop |
7,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
Jack Salter |
6,500
-13,500
|
-13,500 |