Wilson Gets There Against MacPhee
Sean Wilson was all in for 151,100 against Kevin MacPhee, former European Poker Tour Berlin champion. The cards were on their backs in the middle of the table, displaying MacPhee's 
against Wilson's 
. As the cards were turned over, the TV crew was summoned to the table. Two or three full minutes went by with the cards turned up in the middle of the table while the wait for the TV crew went on. MacPhee even joked that maybe they would make it to the money simply by waiting for the TV crew to get there.
Eventually, so much time passed that the tournament staff told the dealer to go ahead because they couldn't wait any longer.
"I'm thinking of the king of diamonds," said MacPhee just as the dealer was ready to deal the flop.
The dealer dealt the 
, and MacPhee did get the king of diamonds he requested. The turn was the 
, and then the river was the 
, giving Wilson a Broadway straight. A big slap of the hands and a "Yes!" came from WIlson in excitement, while MacPhee's exclamation was the exact opposite.
"This f***ing shit again!" said MacPhee as he stood pacing in a small circle a few feet from the table, his hand running firmly through his hair, gripping it as if he was going to pull out every last strand.
Victor Ramdin was seated at an adjacent table and heard MacPhee. He stood up to see what happened, saw the carnage from the hand, and said, "God, that's so sick."
"Victor! F*** man," said MacPhee when he saw Ramdin.
"So f***ing gross, man. That's so sick," said Ramdin to MacPhee.
"This is my year in poker... the ace-jack... this is my year," cried MacPhee.
After about half a minute went by and MacPhee paid off Wilson with the chips he owed to the pot, Ramdin sent over some words of comfort for the former EPT champion. "All right, Kevin," he said. "Time to regroup and start over."
MacPhee sat in his chair and began laughing a little bit to himself and what had happened. He was left with about 42,000 in chips with the field just about 15 places off the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
315,000
133,800
|
133,800 |
|
42,000
-172,000
|
-172,000 |
|
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