The Plight of Simon Kullenberg

I joined the action just prior to the flop, but I sensed Kristian Svensson had limped from the hijack, before flat-calling a bet of 8,500 from Simon Kullenberg in the big blind.

On the {9-Diamonds}

flop, Kullenberg paused for what felt like an age, before continue betting 10,000. Before his chips had barely touched the green of the baize, Svensson was announcing all in, confidently pushing his stack forward and declaring, "30,300."

After a while, Kullenberg made the fold ("phone a friend," suggested Tony G at one stage), leaving himself just 27,000 behind, but would have been even more dismayed to see Svensson reveal {Q-Spades}