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How Alan Keating Became the Star of Hustler Million Dollar Game Day 1

How Alan Keating Became the Star of Hustler Million Dollar Game Day 1
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Alex Sakuta Content Editor
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  • Updated: July 2, 2025
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Alan Keating took part in the three biggest pots of the night, one of which went viral on Twitter. Here they are in the order they were played on stream — no spoilers.

$1.95M Pot: One of The Sickest Hands Ever

Hand #26. End of the second hour. Peter (note: he won $4.9M in last year’s Hustler Million Dollar Game) opened Jacks from UTG. Keating called on the CO with Q 10 . Jack (note: a venture capitalist from South Korea) 3-bet from the SB with Queens and got two calls.
Flop: 7 6 4 . Jack bet $35K into an $81K pot. Peter called. Keating raised to $180K — and got two calls.
Turn: 2 . All three players checked.
River: A . Stake-to-pot ratio = 1. And you can probably guess what Keating did next.

$1.46M Pot: Welcome to Value Town

Hand #119. End of the fifth hour. Keating, in the HJ-straddle, raised with A 8 after two limps. Two players saw the flop: Keating and our new friend Jack, holding K Q . Flop: K 10 7 — Welcome to Value Town, Mr. Keating!

$2.03M Pot: Trips vs Trips

Hand #123. Flop: 6 6 4 , four players in the pot, including Mike “Texas Mike” Moncek with 10 6 and Keating with K 6 . Did “Texas Mike” end up reaching for the rebuy chips? You’ll find out by the end of the hand.

Hustler Million Dollar Game Day 1 Results

  • Michael Moncek: +$1,550,000
  • Peter: +$700,000
  • Alan Keating: +$451,000
  • Nik Airball: +$430,000
  • Erick Lindgren: +$283,000
  • Steve “The Father”: -$931,000
  • Pav: -$1,000,000
  • Jack: -$1,500,000

About the Hustler Million Dollar Game

The Million Dollar Game is taking place at Hustler Casino from April 28 to May 2. Each player buys in for $1,000,000. The game runs at $1K/$1K blinds with a $2K BB ante. It’s all streamed on the Hustler Casino Live YouTube channel. Broadcasts start at 11:00 PM GMT.

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Written By: Alex Sakuta Content Editor

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