Lucky Hat Comes Through For Burden
Level 20
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
James Lyle raised to 60,000 in middle position, Tim Burden moved all in for 350,000 in the cutoff, and Lyle snap-called.
Tim Burden: A♠K♣
James Lyle: 10♥10♣
Burden had his cowboy hat resting on the empty seat beside him. "Put your hat on," Don Coakley told him, and Burden donned his headgear as the flop came 5♥2♦2♥. The turn was the 4♣, while the 3♠ river gave Burden a straight and a double up.
"Playing the best poker of my life!" he shouted out as he raised his arms in the air in celebration.
"One-round penalty for excessive celebration," a tournament official joked with him.