Alan Keating the Straddler Flops A Straight: Stanley Turn’s The Pressure On

Written by AviGable | Published May 30, 2023

In this wild hand between Alan Keating and Stanley in The Million Dollar Cash Game on Hustler Casino Live, we saw everything from a flopped nut straight to a gut shot-straight flush draw. Read along to see how this hand with spreads of $500/$1k + $2k BB Ante played out.

Keating decided to make a $2k straddle in the Cut-Off. The +1 limped into the pot and the action folded to Keating with 7♣️4♠️ who called as well. Next, the BTN folded and the action arrived back at the beginning, with a call from the Big Blind. Stanley in the Small Blind with J♦️9♠️ called. Next up, UTG raised to $17k and was called by all 4 other players and they went 5-ways to the flop.

The board flopped 8♠️5♠️6♠️ and like magic, Alan Keating the straddler flopped a straight.

for Stanley, the 7♠️ would be the dream card to come which would make a straight flush, but If the 7♠️ was to be dealt it would be an incredible cooler for Keating who would have the tail-end of a straight flush.

Alan Keating and Stanley go to Showdown

All five players passed the action and went to the turn with the pot at $87k.

The 10♦️ was turned and there were checks up to Keating in the Cut-Off who threw in a $50k bet. The Small Blind folded and Stanley in The Big Blind raised $175k. This was followed up by folds from UTG and +1, leaving it between Keating and Stanley. Keating called and they went to the river with the pot at $437k.

One of Stanley’s outs saved him when the Q♠️ came on the river. Both players checked and Alan Keating got the bad news at showdown when Stanley collected $437k from the middle.

To see the full action of the hand and how it was analyzed in real-time, see the video below on our YouTube channel.