Pilgrim Gets a Funny Penalty
Christina Lindley called us over to tell us about a funny hand that she had with Dwyte Pilgrim that has led to Pilgrim getting a one round penalty.
The flop came down 
, and it was checked to Lindley, who bet out 800. Pilgrim raised it up to 2,400, and everyone else got out of the way. Lindley called, and the turn brought a non-club 
. Lindley checked called a bet of 4,000, and the river came the 
. Here is where things get interesting.
Lindley checked, and according to her, Pilgrim frustratingly checked, and tabled 
for a flopped flush. The problem is, Pilgrim didn't notice that he had made a straight flush on the river. Because he was the last to act, and checked with the nuts, he was given a one round penalty.
The whole table, including Pilgrim, got a laugh out of it, and he went off to serve his punishment. It was a tough river for Lindley, who later said she flopped a jack high flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
||
|
13,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
, and Bigler's opponent had a Pink T5,000 chip in front of him. Bigler responded by stacking the rest of his chips into a tower, and slid them forward. His opponent quickly called, and Bigler asked "aces?"
, and Bigler got up from his chair. He said that the big pairs weren't working for him yesterday or today, and a frustrated Bigler made his exit just before our first break.
. Weber's opponent fired out again, this time for 2,000, and again, Weber came along. The river was the 
, and this time, the bet was 5,000. Weber went into the tank, and started to cut out his chips. Eventually, he tossed in one T5,000 chip for the call, and his opponent said "good call" before tabling 
for top pair, and it was good enough to take the pot down. After that hand, Weber is up to 29,000.