Alan Keating built a reputation by playing some of the biggest and craziest pots in televised poker history. He’s been on both sides of hero calls in seven-figure pots, and on multiple occasions, Keating’s planted his flag in some of the most lucrative televised poker hands ever played.
Even among some of these incredibly memorable hands, Keating’s latest effort stands out among his wildest efforts. Beyond the size of the pot, worth $1,057,500, it involved making quads with an unlikely hand, and an interesting opponent.
Scott Palmer Fuhrman made his debut in this $500-$1,000 no-limit hold’em cash game at Hustler Casino Live. Fuhrman ran for United States Congress twice, as a Democrat in Florida’s 27th Congressional District. He won the Democratic primary ahead of the 2016 election, but lost to incumbent Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen by a margin of 157,917 (54.9%) to 129,760 (45.1%) in the general election. Fuhrman pursued the seat again ahead of the 2018 election, but dropped out in mid-2017.
Beyond politics, Fuhrman has worked as an executive for Shurco, a truck and trailer tarp and cover company, for more than a decade.
Big Swings At The Table
Fuhrman’s first time on the HCL live stream started off poorly, and he was down six figures early on in the night. His fortunes seemed to turn around in a hurry, though, when Fuhrman picked up pocket kings against Brandon Steven’s A♦K♥.
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AK vs KK FOR $850,000 💰 pic.twitter.com/g95i3kQUdv
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Fuhrman won both five-card runouts, and scooped a pot worth $857,500 to go up for the night. The second board featured three threes by the river. Improbably, that scenario played out a second time for Fuhrman, and it would ultimately lead to a complete disaster against Keating.
Late in the night, Keating straddled for $2,000 from under the gun. Fuhrman, who was first to act, called $2,000 with A♥J♥, as did Nikhil ‘Airball’ Arcot, who had 10♥9♠ in the big blind. Keating pounced on his straddle opportunity, raising to $22,000 with his option holding J♣3♦. Fuhrman called, Arcot folded, and that’s when things began to go completely sideways.
$1 MILLION POT!!! 💰💰💰
QUADS vs FULL HOUSE 😱@Mister_Keating ends the night in the most Alan Keating way possible pic.twitter.com/B0ZphXNRJ2
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The A♠3♣3♥ flop gave Keating well-concealed trip threes, and he immediately bet $35,000. Fuhrman quickly raised to $115,000 with his ace, and Keating only briefly paused before calling. The 3♠ turn gave Keating quads, and he checked. Fuhrman checked back, and the river was the Q♥. Keating cut out two big stacks and then pushed out a $390,000 bet. Fuhrman stood up as he considered his options.
“Can’t take it with you. I call,” Furhman said, flipping in a chip. “Quads?” Fuhrman asked, as Keating showed him the bad news. “Wow. I just can’t fade that. Can’t fade anything lately.”
Fuhrman circled the table, lamenting his luck as he ended the night down $658,500. Keating, who had a 74% VPIP (voluntarily put chips into pot) rate for the night, ended the night up $818,000.
