Stefanski Major Beneficiary From a Mistake
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
A player accidentally took a seat at Dave Stefanski's table and was dealt a hand before it was noticed he should've been at another table. While the floor was moving him, James Cole on the button and big blind Dave Stefanski got all their chips in the middle before the flop.
James Cole: K♦K♥
Dave Stefanski: A♥A♦
"You're running good with those aces today, Dave," Cole said after finding out his kings had run into two aces. The board ran out J♦7♦3♥5♣5♠, and Stefanski secured the pot.
The stacks were counted down and Stefanski doubled up for 94,000, leaving Cole with just 1,500. "Floor, all that bulls**t that just happened, I should get a free buy in at least," Cole pleaded, but an official told him it was just an unfortunate mistake.