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Chaucer may very well have been talking about poker live reporting when he wrote words akin to the phrase above. When you sit and watch three players check a pot down all the way, and someone wins it with second pair. Sometimes however, it goes the other way.
A player from middle position opened to 2,600 at 600/1,200 and both the blinds called. The flop came 
and all three checked.
The turn was the 
and again all three checked.
The river was the 
and the player first to act, whose name reads 'Goga' moved all in for 21,600 into the 7,800 pot. The second player folded but the third player called.
'Goga' turned over 
for quads and his opponent threw his cards down towards the muck. Through the best efforts of the players they attempted to find his mucked cards, as they had to be shown. Unfortunately, the cards they thought were his turned out to be 
"Yes," said the player who had lost the pot, counting out the double up, "I called an all in with ten-high(!)"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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48,000 |