Wishful Thinking
"Almost," replied Ferguson with a chuckle.
On a nearby table, John Juanda opened the action with a raise to 900. Dario Alioto reraised to 3,500 and was called by big blind Nikolay Evdakov. Juanda got out of the way.
On the draw, Evdakov stood pat and Alioto drew one. Both players checked after the draw, with Evdakov showing down 10-9-7-4-2. Alioto sighed and mucked.