Samuel Gagnon Eliminated in 14th Place by Mike Dentale

Nov 3, 2019

Samuel Gagnon

Mike Dentale moves all in from the small blind for about 1,265,000, and Samuel Gagnon (pictured) thinks for a bit before he calls all in from the big blind with Heart JClub J. Dentale turns over Club QDiamond 9, and Gagnon needs his hand to hold to stay alive.

The flop comes Club 7Diamond 6Heart 4, and the turn card is the Spade 5. With a four-card straight on the board, Dentale calls out for a chop.

The river card is the Club 8, putting a five-card straight on the board, and Dentale says, “Chop it up!”

But several people point out that with the nine in his hand, Dentale wins the pot with a nine-high straight. Dentale apologizes to Gagnon for the misread — and the bad beat. But Gagnon is eliminated in 14th place as his jacks are cracked.

Mike Dentale  –  1,745,000  (35 bb)
Samuel Gagnon  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  (8,500 / ~US $6,746)

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