Table Grows Impatient as Morales Tanks for His Tournament Life
Level 12
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Action picked up on the turn with two players heads up to a flop of 
.
Terry Morales bet the flop and Payam Saleh raised in position. Morales three-bet to 69,500, about half of his stack. Saleh then shoved all in for about 140,000 effective.
Morales went deep into the tank. Robert Perelman eventually called for a clock.
"Has he had enough time to act?" asked the tournament director.
"Yeah, I went and got a beer," said another tablemate.
The dealer confirmed and Morales used his full 30-second countdown before folding his hand and living to see another hand.
"What'd you have?" the table prodded Saleh.
"I mean, there are only a few hands," he replied, but never showed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
72,000
-63,000
|
-63,000 |