Permission to Fold, Captain
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A player in middle position opened to 600, and Tom Franklin and the big blind both called to see a flop.
It came 
, and the raiser continued out with shaky hands and another 1,400 chips. Franklin called and the big blind ducked out, and it was heads up to the 
turn. The aggressor checked this time, and Franklin took his cue to stab at the pot with 1,600 chips. It didn't work; his opponent check-raised to 4,000 straight, and Franklin mumbled, "Did I step into something?" as he called the extra to see the last card.
It was the 
, and the aggressor moved all in for 8,450. Franklin gave it a long stew before finally surrendering with about 24,000 chips still in his stack.