You might think that, at this stage of the tournament, only the best dealers would be working. But apparently not ...
All In and Mucked
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J.C. Tran opened the pot with a raise from middle position, and the action passed to Estelle Denis. She moved all in, and the table folded back around to Tran. Somewhere in the folding frenzy though, Denis' cards were pulled into the muck, leaving her all in with no cards.
"Floor!"
This was a matter for Tournament Director Steve Frezer, and he was at the table in no time. He listened carefully to the dealer and to Denis before making his decision. The rule is that the player is 100% responsibly for protecting their own cards, and Denis failed to do that. A long but civil argument ensued with Denis gesturing wildly, shaking her head, and glancing back and forth at her foe, the dealer.
By rights, Frezer probably could have taken her whole stack, but he showed a little mercy and only took enough chips out of her stack to cover the initial call. The remaining 110,000 of her chips were returned to a very upset Denis.
Aside from
Ms. Denis, are there any other women in the remaining field of 185?
Last edited by aasvogel; 07-13-2009 at 12:04 AM.