Pickering Bubbles
"Everyone limp!"
So said Jared Bleznick as the hand finally arrived in which Jamie Pickering was all in from the big blind for his last 3,000. Pickering grinned in response and as the action folded to Bleznick he joked about raising to protect Pickering. Meanwhile a huge rail had gathered as had many others around the table, a development of which Bleznick made note.
"Look at the rail!" he said. "They're in love with you… they're smiling!"
Indeed they were smiling, and there were more grins to be had after Bleznick made a speech about be unable to raise with his hand. It folded to Matt Giannetti in the cutoff who limped, Lasell King limped from the button, and Gjergj Sinishtaj completed from the small blind. The dealer readied to deliver the flop, but Pickering held up his hand.
"Hold on, hold on," he said. "I might want to raise."
All laughed, then the dealer delivered the 
flop, the 
turn, and the 
river, with the three active players all checking on all three streets.
Pickering had already begun to put on his jacket, a signal that he'd failed to connect with the board. He turned over his hand — 
— and the others all showed their cards as well. Sinishtaj's full house-making 
was the winner, and Pickering bid all adieu as the final 45 players all finally went to break knowing they were in the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |