The Incredible ElkY Escapes Again
The table folded to the player in the small blind who raised to 2,500. Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, sitting in the big blind, checked his cards, then said he was all in for his stack of approximately 17,000. His opponent considered for a short while, then made the call, turning over 
. Grospellier tabled his 
, provoking another player on that end of the table to comment in French that ElkY was assuredly a lock to win the hand.
The flop came 
, giving Grospellier an open-ended straight draw and encouraging the observer to reiterate his prediction. Then came the turn -- the 
! Voila! ElkY had done it again.
As the meaningless 
river was dealt, Grospellier's opponent could only grin and shake his head. "Magnifique!" he cried, employing sarcasm to salve the wound.
ElkY now has a stack of about 38,000 chips with which to torment further his opponents, at least some of whom seem convinced he really is immortal.