The Busiest Table in the Room
In the latest string of action, Bellande limps into the pot from early position. Next door, David Williams bumps it up to 2,500. The table folds back to Bellande who doesn't take long to move all in for 22,950. Once he gets the count, Williams matches the bet with a big stack of blue T1,000 chips that he can easily afford to gamble with.
Bellande stands up out of his chair, turns over his and steps back from the table. Williams tables . When Bellande looks back to see what he's up against, he lets out a pleading, "Oh, Dave!"
With Bellande's tournament life hanging in the balance, the dealer runs out the board: . Williams fails to eliminate his fellow pro, and gives him a courtesy double up to 47,000.
"You're the only person in the world that that holds up against," says Bellande, jesting with his friend. Williams is still doing just fine, but has dropped back under the 60,000-chip mark.