"How Can I Win Tournaments When I Run Like This?"

There was an almighty commotion at Table 4 and we headed over to find Ersoy Cagdas raking in a massive pot early in the second level of the day.

After he had finished stacking his chips (and it took some time!) he told us about what had happened.

A player had opened to 4,000 from early position and Cagdas called in the cutoff. The button called and Ciprian Paunescu three-bet to 15,000 from the small blind. The three other players in the hand called and they saw a flop.

Paunescu bet 30,000 on a flop of and Cagdas was the only caller.

The turn was the . This time Paunescu checked and Cagdas moved all in for 36,500, covering his opponent. Paunescu called.

Paunescu:
Cagdas:

Both players had turned full houses, with Paunecu's being higher. However, the river was the card that had caused such a ruckus, as it came the giving Cagdas quad jacks and leaving Paunescu short.

"How can I win tournaments, when I run like this!" exclaimed Paunescu, who immediately took a short break away from the table, perhaps to cool off after such a cooler.