Capps Finds the River Against van der Heu
"Seven!" yelled Jesse Capps from across the room. "Let's see a seven!"
When we arrived at the table, Capps was all in preflop with the 
and cheering for his lower card to hit because he was very much dominated by the 
for Paul van der Heu. Capps was all in for 94,000, and van der Heu had a stack of about 185,000.
The flop came out 
, and despite there being no seven that Capps was yelling for, he did pick up an open-ended straight draw. All van der Heu could do was watch and hope that his hand held.
"Eight! Seven! Three!" yelled Capps in repeat. "Eight! Seven! Three! Eight! Seven! Three!"
The turn was the 
, and Capps continued to chant for one of the cards he needed. As if the poker gods finally heard him, the 
on the river delivered exactly what Capps needed, and he doubled through van der Heu.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
92,000
-106,000
|
-106,000 |