Tense Table Talk
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"That's good," said Bubble, but Sokhn made a gesture as if asking to see his hand. With a big frown, Bubble pushed his cards deep into the muck so as to be irretrievable. Well, that sparked a flurry of rage from Sokhn, enough to summon the floor person.
"Look," said Bubble, "you can't ask to see my hand every f***ing time." He nudged his neighbor Nenad Medic as if asking for some support in his argument, but Medic remained hush.
"I called you; you have to show your hand," insisted Sokhn. The floor person then briefly interviewed the dealer who told him that Sokhn had asked to see mucked cards on several consecutive occasions. "Okay," said the floor person, "no more asking to see cards for you."
Another mini fit of rage from Sokhan caused the floor person to elaborate: "Usually you ask to see cards to prevent collusion. You're asking to see his strategy and you can't do that."
Sokhn turned back to Bubble and needled, "That's all right, I don't need to see your cards. I can see your chips!" He finished by splashing his hands around in his newfound pile of chips, drawing no reaction from his opponent.
and there were more than 27,000 chips in the pot. In a three-handed contest, action was on Nigol Megerdige, and he led out with a bet of 6,000. A few seats over, Hassan Bittar asked for a count. Megerdige had about 18,000 behind the bet, and Bittar appeared to be contemplating a raise or at least a call. After several minutes in the tank though, he released his hand, and the third player quickly folded, sending the pot to Megerdige.
on the table with a big fist pump, bluffing his way to a huge chip increase.
, Antoine Zaatar was faced with a bet of 16,500 into a pot that had swelled to over 40,000.
. Jack Rizk was in position, and he faced one final bet from his opponent, 10,000 to see the cards. Rizk would think for several minutes before making the call with 
. Top pair was no good though; his opponent tabled 
for the overpair, earning himself the pot and knocking Rizk down under 25,000.