Boatman Gets Value

The board read and there were about 2,500,000 chips already in the pot when we got to the table. Barny Boatman was in the big blind and bet 1,760,000 into his lone opponent, the player in the cutoff. He called and Boatman tabled for kings up. The cutoff mucked and the dealer pushed the pot Boatman's way.

Boatman then informed us that he and the same player had recently gotten into another big hand. Previously, Boatman held kings and ran into his opponent's aces.

"I've got a bit back now," he said to the table.