Timex Busts "Patient" Opponent
Mike "Timex" McDonald led out for 16,600 on a board of . His opponent moved all in for 59,400, then gave a little speech. We couldn't hear it clearly, but McDonald responded by saying, "You've been pretty patient."
McDonald screwed up his face, and tanked for the better part of two minutes. He eventually grabbed enough orange T5,000 chips to make the call, and committed them.
"Set of sixes?" McDonald asked, tabling .
His opponent sighed, then turned over two red eights. The completed the board, and the player was eliminated.
"I thought he had sixes," a player at the table announced after the hand.
"I too thought he had sixes," said another.
The entire table burst into laughter, but no one was happier than McDonald, who now has over 200,000 chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mike McDonald |
215,000
155,000
|
155,000 |