Poker Pro Alan Keating Wins $1M Pot Against Former Politician Scott Palmer Fuhrman

Professional poker player Alan Keating made headlines recently by winning a massive $1,057,500 pot against Scott Palmer Fuhrman, a former politician. The high-stakes game was part of a $500-$1,000 no-limit hold’em cash game at Hustler Casino Live.

Fuhrman, who ran for United States Congress twice as a Democrat in Florida’s 27th Congressional District, had a notable political career. 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.

Fuhrman's first time on the Hustler Casino Live stream, he was down six figures early on in the night. However, his fortunes seemed to turn around when he picked up pocket kings against Brandon Steven’s A♦K♥ and won a pot worth $857,500. Later in the night, Keating straddled for $2,000 from under the gun. Fuhrman, who was first to act, called $2,000 with A♥J♥. Keating raised to $22,000 with his option holding J♣3♦. 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,” Fuhrman 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.