Big Show Down But Not Out

We wandered past the table of Steve "Big Show" Topakas and saw that his stack had all but disappeared as he was left with only a few hundred in small change.

When we inquired as to what happened, Topakas recalled to us that he was holding {10-?}

on a X-

board when the chips went into the middle on the turn. Unfortunately for Topakas his opponent held {Q-?}

for the bigger straight and "Big Show" was crippled.

"I might have to jump off the SKYCITY Tower...just without the cable!" laughed Topakas in jest.

However he's not out just yet, as we hung around to observe his recent double up to stay alive. Topakas was all in from the big blind with {6-Hearts}