Master Disaster
On the last hand, I joined to see one player stood up, hovering over the table aimlessly. Cards were on their back - his was up against Nguyen's - but nothing was happening.
"This is ridiculous," he said, holding his jacket and braced to leave. "We've wasted a whole level today because of this."
It soon emerged that a camera crew had been summoned, but not yet emerged, and the all-in man was being made to wait, becoming more antsy in his pantsy as the seconds ticked. But eventually, the camera arrived, racing up the stairs like the bottom floor was on fire. "Ok, go," came the announcement as the dealer was prodded.
Board = ... !
Mr all-in retook his seat in relief (I imagine his previous complaints were soon forgotten), whilst Nguyen could but place his head in his hands as the glimmer of the camera lens captured his dismay.
As the 25,000 pot sailed away, Nguyen, who has clearly suffered from frustrating times, was left with a struggling stack of 30-35,000.