Another Sick Cooler

A player on the button opened the pot with a raise to 900, and Troy Gibson made the call from the big blind. The flop rolled out {K-Spades}

and Gibson checked. His opponent made a continuation bet of 1,100 and he called.

The turn card was the {K-Clubs}

to pair the board. Gibson checked again, this time calling a bet of 1,200. The river card came the {4-Hearts}

, and it didn't really look like an exciting card, but it sure brought the action. Gibson checked again, and this time his opponent made a real bet, flicking out 6,000 chips. Gibson paused for a moment before moving all in with the covering stack. The other player instantly called, turning over {A-Clubs}

for the top full house. But it was no good. Gibson tabled {K-Diamonds}

for the stone-cold four-of-a-kind kings.

The table all stood from their chairs, some with their hands over their mouths and faces, and some passing along the story to adjacent tables. Brad Garrett was clutching his chest. "My heart was beating," he said, "and I wasn't even in the hand!"

Tags: Troy Gibson

2009 World Series of Poker

2009 World Series of Poker

Another Sick Cooler