A Board Consist of Five Cards
The level of excitement that some players get after the flop comes out is only matched by the depths of their disappointment by the time the river is peeled off. Take the case of Jose Carlos Rodrigues, who found himself in a three-way all in against two short stacks, one with 32,000 chips and one with 57,000 chips. Those players showed and , respectively; Rodrigues had live cards with . He slammed the table and let out a yelp of joy on a flop of , as if he had already won the hand. Of course he hadn't, and that point was proven when the hit the turn. Rodrigues then begged the dealer for one more spade, but the didn't improve his hand.
The player with 57,000 chips doubled up. The shorter stack was eliminated. And Rodrigues was left ruing an unlucky turn card.