2008 World Series of Poker
Event 31 - $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six-handed
Day: 3
"Seth 'The King' Fisher," says the announcer, perhaps trying to create a new moniker for the man in seat 6.
"Action flop," comments my neighbor.
Filts checks, only for Minieri to come out firing with a bet of 250,000.
Filtz lets it go and Minieri claws back some of those lost chips.
Flop: -- check, check.
Turn: -- they check again.
River:
Filtz bets out 100,000 and Minieri gives it up.
Minieri checks, Fischer checks, Filtz bets 85,000, Minieri raises to 240,000, Fischer folds.
Filtz glances over at his opponent and chuckles as Minieri lifts his scarf over his face like a masked intruder.
Filtz eventually decides to push all in and Minieri instantly calls, the long pause from Filtz probably suggesting that he had a genuinely tough decision.
Filtz =
Minieri =
Turn =
Minieri claps his hands. but are his celebrations premature?...
River =
Gasps from the crowd as Filtz, showing his first signs of real emotion, leaps into the air in delight and heads off to celebrate with his following in the stands.
Minieri, meanwhile, is left searching for the vomit bucket.