Pelton Doubles; Cover Blown
On the four-way turn 
, Fabrice Soulier bet 2,700 into three opponents and Chan Pelton as well as Thomas Finneran called. Pelton pretended to be drunk and asked the dealer twice how much it was to call. "You gotta help me out there," the American said. Then, the 
fell on the river and both his opponents checked.
"What you have, king seven?" Pelton asked and the dealer reminded him that he cannot talk about the specific hand. Pelton apologized, again seemingly drunk while taking a sip from his beer, then moved all in for 5,600. Finneran called and Soulier folded, Pelton flipped over 
for the straight and Finneran only had 
.
Sven Magirius joked to his opponent "now your cover is blown", because Pelton was just pretending to be drunk and got the desired outcome - a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | 10,000 |
|
37,000 | 5,000 |
|
24,000 |