Quietly Sneaking Out

According to the board, we've lost our first man. I didn't spot the departure (I imagine he snuck out quietly in order to avoid the joyful cheers of a relieved field), but it did remind me of the year Carlos Mortensen was the first man down.

He'd just had aces cruelly slapped silly by kings, only for the organisers to invite him on stage. It appeared as though he was going to get a booby prize of some kind, something to relieve the pain at least, but all he got was a public announcement that he was the first man eliminated, and a rather insincere round of applause from the 700-thick field. Talk about a rubdown! Still, he's just won another WPT, so I think he may have forgotten by now.