Desilva Dives Into the Tank
Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Upeshka Desilva has a growing group of supporters directly behind in on the rail, and they celebrated even after their boy lost the previous pot.
Desilva had raised it up from the small blind, and Jeffrey Hagen defended his big blind, bringing on a flop of .
Having led out for 160,000, Desilva went deep into the tank following Hagen's reraise to 400,000. After three minutes of intense contemplation, during which Desilva stared the impassive Hagen down directly, the floor was called to countdown the clock.
Desilva waited until the last possible moment before tossing his cards into the muck, and while Hagen's friends celebrated his victory, Desilva's supporters yelled out "nice laydown Pesh!"