"It's Not an Angle, I'm Just Stupid"
Benjamin Spragg raised to 2,200 from under the gun at a lively Table 1.
"In my big blind?" Maria Konnikova said.
Spragg has been making a habit of raising in Konnikova's big blind, and this hand was no exception.
Action folded around and Konnikova tossed in the chips to call.
The flop was ![]()
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and Konnikova checked. Spragg tossed out 3,000 and Konnikova check-raised to 12,000. Spragg tossed out a total of 7,000 to call and everyone was confused.
"It's 12,000," the dealer said.
Spragg shook his head and corrected the issue.
"It's not an angle, I'm just stupid. I promise."
The turn was
and Konnikova continued for 23,000. Spragg went into the tank for a few minutes before he gave up the pot. Konnikova allowed him to choose one of her cards to show, and it was the
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Elsewhere in the room, Ethan "Rampage" Yau has taken his seat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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118,500
45,000
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45,000 |
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43,500
14,000
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14,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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