Joshi Victim of Bad Karma
Level 26
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Prior to the hand, the dealer instructed Dhaval Joshi to put his chips in stacks of 20. "The players don't care. We're just playing poker," Joshi protested.
Joshi then opened to 180,000 under the gun and Spyros Malkotsis called in the big blind. Malkotis then moved all in on the A♠2♦9♠ flop, and Joshi called for 900,000.
Dhaval Joshi: A♣7♣
Spyros Malkotsis: A♦Q♦
Both players had flopped top pair, while Malkotis was ahead with his queen-kicker. The board ran out 10♠8♥, and Joshi couldn't catch up and was sent to the rail.
"That's some bad karma, not listening to the dealer," James Calderaro added.