Katz Living on the Short Stack
Cary Katz has been sitting in his comfort zone of under 20 big blinds since joining the field after dinner. On a board of 
, Pascal Lefrancois checked from the big blind. Katz was on the button and bet 6,000 into a pot of around 10,000. Lefrancois called and the 
landed on the turn.
Lefrancois checked again and Katz tossed in his last 12,000 chips. As Lefrancois was thinking about his decision, Katz started to pour a drink.
"I'm so confident that I'm pouring my drink," Katz said as the table laughed. "If you flip over a set here, I'm gonna flip over this table."
Katz eventually talked Lefrancois into a call. Katz turned over 
and Lefrancois showed 
. The river was the 
and Katz held on to double up and barely climb over that uncomfortable 20 big blind mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
73,000
-122,000
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-122,000 |
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46,000
-4,000
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-4,000 |
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