Ly Gives 'em Something to Think (and Write) About
"You can write about this hand."
So said Tommy Ly at a key moment in a three-way hand involving himself, Alex Outhred, and a third all-in opponent. The turn had been dealt, and the board showed . Outhred had checked from the small blind, the short-stack in middle position was all in, and Ly, sitting to the short-stack's left, had repotted, putting himself all in, too.
Outhred went deep into the tank. "Save it, Alex," advised Ly. before finally folding. The short stack showed and hopes for a low while Ly for the straight. The river was the , no help to the short stack who hit the rail.
Outhred said afterwards he'd folded , adding how he should've played the flop more aggressively with top two. Ly is now up to 59,000, while Outhred has about 27,000.