Tian's Hero Call Goes Wrong as Capriles Doubles
Jerome Sgorrano raised to 30,000 on the button and Miguel Capriles moved all in for around 200,000 in the small blind.
"What's the box for?" Sgorrano asked, pointing to the blue-and-white pill-shaped box Capriles was holding.
"For good luck. A chill pill. If I get a bad beat I swallow it. The swallowing isn't the problem. It's getting it back," Capriles replied as Boris Angelov, sitting across from Capriles at another table, turned around with a quizzical look.
"Turn around and play your game," Capriles said to him.
On the next hand, Capriles bet 40,000 from the button on a flop of 8♥6♠J♣ and Mengshi Tian called in the big blind.
The turn was the 3♥, and Capriles moved all in for 199,000. Tian burned through three time banks before calling with A♣6♦ for a pair of sixes, but Capriles showed A♥J♦ for top pair. The river was the 4♠, and Capriles doubled up, leaving Tian on an extremely short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000 | |
|
550,000
247,000
|
247,000 |
|
36,000
314,000
|
314,000 |