Boatman Gets a Slap on the Wrist (from Himself)

Valentin Messina raised it up to 40,000 under-the-gun and with Michael Quick still missing (bathroom break), action was quickly folded to Barny Boatman on the button. He made it 100,000 to go and action was on Van Tran in the small blind. He announced all in for 255,000 rather fast and the big blind and Messina folded immediately. Boatman laughed, like he was caught with his hand in the cookie jar, but eventually made the call because of the good prize he was getting.

"You had to have a pair?" Boatman laughed as Tran showed . Boatman himself would be fighting an uphill battle with the mere . "What?" Van Tran screamed. Some players at the table saw a bad beat coming but Tran was saved from that trauma in the making: | | .