Cooler Sends Goicea to the Rail

A player in early position limped and Cosmin Goicea raised to 300. Chris Moneymaker called and Nicolae Toader three-bet to 1,600 from the cutoff. Goicea was the only caller.

The two players checked a flop and the turn brought the . Goicea checked and Toader bet 2,000. Goicea called.

The river was the . Goicea checked again and Toader bet 4,500. Goicea raised to 14,000 and Toader three-bet to 32,625, enough to put Goicea all in.

Goicea agonized over his decision, rubbing his hands over his face, shuffling his remaining 10,000 or so chips together. He engaged in a small back-and-forth with some of his tablemates. Without understanding Romanian, it was clear that the word "clock" was being used. Eventually, he called.

Toader turned over and Goicea let out a burst of Romanian before showing .