Playing the Board
"All in and two calls! Table 421!"
So said the dealer after Louis Crispino had pushed all in from under the gun for a little over 100,000 and gotten two callers in Tristan Clemencon (hijack seat) and Wilfried Haerig (big blind).
Both Haerig and Clemencon checked down the 
flop, 
turn, and 
river, the community cards having together formed a straight on the board.
Haerig showed 
, then Clemencon turned over 
. Crispino then turned his hand over while exhaling — 
. Crispino shook his head at having missed the opportunity to get a needed triple.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,340,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
|
1,260,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
112,000
-68,000
|
-68,000 |