Di Nicola Is on the Wrong Side of a Cooler
Level 9
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The pot had grown to around 27,000 with two players looking at a board of 7♥K♠4♥A♥.
Ermanno Di Nicola, in the small blind, bet out 15,000. Thomas Graupner, in early position, tanked for some time before comically stacking all his chips into one single tower and sliding it forward with some caution. Di Nicola called.
Thomas Graupner: J♥10♥ 
Ermanno Di Nicola: 9♥8♥
Both players had turned a flush, and the J♠ river changed nothing. Graupner doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,800 | |
|
55,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |