Pahuja Mistakenly Tanks for Pay Jump
Vineet Pahuja raised to 1,600,000 from the small blind, leaving himself just a small handful of small denomination chips behind just in case.
Rodolfo Romeira then moved all in for more to potentially put Pahuja all in if he tossed in those remaining chips.
Pahuja, who later said he thought a pay jump was coming, as 46 players were shown on the tournament clock, but in actuality, the next pay jump would be at 44 players, stalled, not committing the final chips until after several minutes and the clock being called on him.
As the floorman counted down from five seconds, Puhuja tossed in the chips and frustratedly tabled 
, while Romero showed 
.
Pahuja began to pack up his belongings, but a deuce in the window of the 
flop was on the verge of bailing him out. The 
came on the turn, and the river brought the 
, keeping Pahuja's deuces ahead to take the pot and keep his night alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,800,000
575,000
|
575,000 |
|
||
|
1,000,000
-3,000,000
|
-3,000,000 |