Oh, the sickness. The last full hand I am going to report tonight is this one: the exit of Dennis Petronack.
He was outchipped by Juan Lapido Maceiras (pictured) and his hand also outranked his - the Deathly Flop was:
. Upon this flop, Maceiras made a move and Petronack went for it - as you might well with
.
Maceiras showed:
.
Oh, what would be the ideal card for him now? Yes - the wondrous
appeared on the turn, and the
on the river. Wow. Petronack wanders off looking slightly stunned, just in the money, or that would have been even harsher. Maceiras' supporters go wild (in moderation, out of consideration for the bad beat) and then he says to the dealer, "I'm gonna give you a big tip."
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