Fabrietti Blows Fuse, Rykov Charges Ahead
The community cards were
, and Rykov in the small blind fired a bet of 7,500 into a pot that was already nearing 20,000. Fabrietti contemplated for a bit, then called.The river brought the
, and another bet from Rykov. Fabrietti responded by pushing all in, and after thinking for a bit Rykov made the call. As soon as Fabrietti heard Rykov make the call, he tossed his cards away even before seeing what Rykov had -- clearly his all-in push had been with air, and he knew as soon as he was called that he was beat. That was the moment the lights went out, as if to symbolize how the hand had went for Fabrietti.
Eventually we learned Rykov held a pair of kings for a set. After that hand, Rykov pushed way up to 115,000, while Fabrietti came back to a stack of less than 10,000 once the lights returned.