A Massive Confrontation

Frank Vizza opened with a raise to 100,000. Next door, Samuel Chartier re-popped it, making it 246,000 total. Vizza called, and we had our first flop in quite some time.

Heads up, the first three community cards came {8-Hearts}

. Chartier continued out with a bet of 200,000. Vizza sat rock still for a moment or two before announcing, "Seven," and sliding out seven tall stacks of gray chips. Chartier leaned back in his chair as he glanced back and forth between the board and his opponent. After about two minutes, he waved both hands forward in the universal all-in gesture.

Vizza would spend the next five or seven minutes deep in the think tank. He asked for a count of his opponent's stack. Then he counted his own stack. Then he re-counted his own stack. He stood up, kneeling on his chair, leaning over the table and staring down at the board. He was clearly pained by the decision, completely uncertain of what to do.

"I really think you got something," he said, adding, "This is so silly." Finally, after that long soak, Vizza reluctantly slipped his cards back to the dealer, choosing to fight his battle in another spot.

After taking down the biggest pot of the tournament, Samuel Chartier is now the overwhelming chip leader.

2009 WSOP Circuit - Caesars Atlantic City

2009 WSOP Circuit - Caesars Atlantic City

A Massive Confrontation