The Rise and Rise of John Tabatabai
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and the pot already infested with red 5k chips.Not afraid to deal out a little persuasive natter, John was standing over his seat, hands in pockets and attempting (or, seemingly so) to get his grimacing opponent to fold.
"Aces right?" inquires John.
"Why?" asks Dominic.
"Just asking."
"Well, you're obviously not worried about that hand then."
"I'm just worried about you outdrawing me," replies John.
Dominic dips into the think tank a little longer, the young "heart-on-sleeve" lad visibly tormented by the decision that could potentially put him under 100k for the first time for a long time.
"If you have 5-6, then God knows why you're still in the pot," analyses Dominic in true Negreanu say-what's-on-your-mind style.
"This is sick, sooooo sick," he continues.
"You should fold," announces John.
"You're very confident," observes Dominic.
"Well, I'm ahead," replies John. "Your instincts have been right throughout the whole tourney."
"Will you show if you fold?" asks Dominic inquisitively.
"As the good gentleman over here said, you should never show."
"So you're 100 percent not showing?"
"Well, never say never, we'll see what happens."
Then, out of the blue, Dominic folded
face-up, and with that the script of "War and Peace" was complete and everyone could carry on with their lives.John didn't show, simply mucked his hands and scooped in his chips. Dominic, meanwhile, has dropped down to 180k and wears a face like a smacked bottom.