Dead Man's Hand
Big O
Action folded to Nelio Gatta in the small blind who limped only to see Raj Vohra raise to 125,000 from the big blind leading to a J?2?Q? flop.
Action checked through and both players saw the 4? hit the turn. Action checked through again and the dealer put the Q? out on the river.
Both players checked through to showdown and Gatta turned up the A?8?6?4?3?.
As soon as Vohra saw his opponent's hand, he said, "Wait. What the fuck? I've only got four cards!"
Somehow, Vohra was only dealt four cards in the big blind. The floor was called over and due to the fact that it is the sole responsibility of the player to be aware of the action, the four card hand of Vohra was ruled dead.
A brief discussion took place with Vohra clearly upset at the decision, but with the "Big O" placard clearly visible on the table just in front of Vohra, his ignorance of the mistake was deemed as no excuse for the mistake and Gatta was awarded the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
450,000
-570,000
|
-570,000 |
|
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