River Decision for Leonard Deep into the Break

There's always one hand that goes straight into the break, with players filing out from other tables drawn to it to rail the action. In this particular pot Artur Koren had put Patrick Leonard all-in on a board of .

"So big on every street," deliberated Leonard as he passed his remaining stack of chips from hand to hand, "So big on the turn."

It was nearly eight minutes into the break when Koren asked if he could leave the table. The dealer said no and Koren then asked for the clock.

"I don't want the clock because I don't want to hear the countdown," said Leonard, still contemplating his options with a pained look on his face, "If I hear the countdown I'll call."

The minute elapsed, Leonard's hand was declared dead and Koren scooped the pot.

"I've got to go to the loo," said Koren, dashing from the tournament room nearly ten minutes after all the other players.