Blood Diamond
Usually when we pass by a table with an all-in pot being contested while two players have tabled identical hands, there's nothing noteworthy to report.
Unfortunately for James Anderson, the board rolled out with the dreaded four-flush, nullifying the predictable chop and sending a match-saving pot to David Einhorn.
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was dealt, Einhorn's diamond flush gave him the double and kept him from falling into a 0-1 hole early in the tournament.