"You Have to Be Lucky"
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Ali Sarkeshik and a short stack reached a 
flop. Sarkeshik asked for an approximate count before sliding a chunk of yellow 1,000 chips across the line. "I call," came the immediate response.
"Have you got ace-king?" probed Sarkeshik. "If you've got ace-king then I'm dead." "No, I have kings," was the reply as 
was flipped onto the felt. Sarkheshik shook his head and showed 
.
But despite his pessimism, the Poker Gods were in a generous mood, and duly rewarded the Brit with an 
on the turn. The short stack leapt out of his chair and said "Jesus f***ing Christ, he said he was dead."
After the blank river hit the felt, the victim stormed off, whilst Sarkeshik scooped in the pot. "You have to be lucky," he mused. "If he has more chips, he wins the pot."
Lucky or not, Sarkeshik has received a much-needed boost at a timely moment, and is now looking at taking over 70,000 into Day 2.