Yet another episode of The Big Game on Tour Season 2 is in the books, and while Luke Moy, the Loose Cannon, is managing to hold his own, things just got a bit more serious (as if the pressure wasn’t enough already).
Following Wolfgang’s departure, his seat was filled by none other than Chance Kornuth, another verified crusher with over $20 million in tournament winnings alone. Kornuth would certainly not be Luke’s first (or tenth) pick, but he has no say in who gets to play.
What he has control over, however, is his own stack, and with close to 90 hands done, Moy has managed to maintain a slight profit. Pocketing a few thousand probably isn’t his goal, and he is still not in a position where he could “sit out,” but having a bit of profit will certainly help boost his confidence heading into the next session.
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Keating vs. Lex Battle Rages On
The Big Game is supposed to be about the Loose Cannon, but whenever Alan Keating is in the mix, it’s impossible to miss him. Alan truly hates folding. There are very few pots that he’s not involved in, and often, he’s the one driving the action.
Lex Veldhuis made it no secret that he wants to get his hands on some of Keating’s money, so whenever both of them enter the pot, you can expect some fireworks. The two managed to play the biggest pot of the session once again, albeit this one was a bit of a cooler.
The action started with Lex raising to $1,200 with pocket tens and Alan, immediately to his left, 3-betting to $4,000. This got rid of everybody else, and Lex made the call. The two saw the flop of A-A-7, and it looked like Keating, thanks to his wild image, was about to pick up a nice pot.
Lex check-called Alan’s $5,000 bet on the flop, and then called off another $15,000 when a nine showed up on the turn. The river, however, brought a ten, giving Lex a full house. He checked once again, Keating blasted off for $41,000, and Lex opted to just make a call, picking up a $131,000 pot.
It was strange that Veldhuis didn’t even consider raising in this spot, but that’s at least in part due to the Keating factor. Alan is a very tricky and extremely aggressive player, and even hardened pros like Lex aren’t comfortable playing against him and will often take a safer option.
Morgan Jay All Song and Dance
Things haven’t been going swimmingly for Morgan Jay on The Big Game. While his talents have helped improve the mood at the table, his chips have been going in all the wrong directions.
All that changed in one pot, however. Jay, who flopped a top pair and turned top two on a board containing three hearts, was up against Lex Veldhuis, who held the ace of hearts. Morgan let Lex do all the betting, check-calling his flop and turn bets.
The river did not bring a fourth heart, but it did put a four-liner to the straight on the board. After Jay checked once again, Lex decided this was a good spot to bluff (having missed his flush draw) and put his opponent to the test for his remaining $21,000.
Morgan took very little time before making the call to pick up a pot of over $81,000, claiming a lot of his losses back. Of course, once the betting part was done, the guitar came out, and Lex had to sit through a celebratory song Jay came up with on the spot. Despite losing a big hand just moments ago, Veldhuis couldn’t contain a huge smile. If they ever come up with a poker award for the best needle, Morgan Jay will have a real shot at it.
And if you’re wondering about Luke, he couldn’t really get things going. The Loose Cannon picked up AK once, but the board ran out pretty much as bad as it could, so he had no option but to fold. When all was said and done, though, he was still sitting pretty, $13,600 in the black. With 60 hands still to go, all options are on the table.
