Nacer Plays for Stacks
Action picked up on the flop with a board of 
. Three players were battling hard over a pot of 14,000.
Petr Targa bet 8,000 from under the gun. In middle position, Samir Hadj-Nacer moved all in for 26,000. In the big blind, Junhyoung Kim also moved all in, his bet for slightly less at 23,000.
Targa sat there, apparently thinking for about three minutes. Ki called the clock. The floor came over, announced the clock, and counted down to zero, then declared the hand dead. Ki announced his hand of 
. At that point, Targa attempted to make the call.
Targa does not speak English and apparently thought the action was on Ki the whole time. After the tournament director was called over and the situation explained, he was forced to fold his hand because of the action. The other two went to a runout.
Junhyoung Kim:
Samir Hadj-Nacer: 
Trips versus a flush draw, the turn came the 
. A club showed on the river, but it was the 
to double pair the board and give Nacer the full house.
For what it's worth, Targa explained via translator that he folded the nut-flush draw, so he ended up saving chips in the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
68,200 | |
|
21,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
Busted |