11-20-2009 16:14 UTC

The Fall and Rise, and Fall, and Rise of Ross Boatman

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"I've had two big races today and I've lost both of them," said Ross Boatman, still fairly cheerful. "Actually, I've lost every race in this tournament..."

A moment later, he was all in, open-shoving form the cutoff. "Ross Boatman is all in," he announced for the benefit of the bloggers, who knew that anyway. Olaf de Zeeuw called on the button, as did Aurelien Guiglini in the small blind.

"I'm going to try the standing up trick, see if that works," said Boatman. He stood up, rubbing his hands together.

The flop came down {5-Hearts}

and Boatman promptly sat back down. There was some muted laughter around the table, and eventually he stood up again. Guiglini bet out 38,000, prompting de Zeeuw to fold {6-Clubs}