Similar thing happened very deep in a tourney in Scotland one time, villain was just in one massive tilt-crescendo from the moment we sat down. Some guy was needling him as the hand went heads up pre, he shoved this huge stack and the other guy smiles, and calls another huge stack with AA. I kinda have a flashbulb memory of what happened next, the guy managed to make his cards fly one way and his chair fly the other, it was quite epic. Also was able to retrieve the cards also, and tbh there were tears I think at this point, but he just shoved them into the muck as the dealer was swilling it around. TD, a friend of his, came over to see what the fuss was about, and amazingly bought his sob story about the needling, and commanded that his cards be *retrieved from the muck* and the hand continue
TD's hand was on his shoulder, 'you still have a chance buddy, hang in there.' Amazed dealer starts going through the muck 'to retrieve the tens'
'This yours?' showing him
'No' (slight sob)
'This one?' showing him
'No, they were both black' (he's ready to throw chairs again, everyone else trying not to laugh out loud).
Lost obv, chair went flying again.
Author