Top Set No Good Despite the Drama
Table 31 was just the center of a very vocal floor ruling that wound up with David Somers eliminating a player from the tournament for a sizeable pot. He caught up to share the details when the dust settled.
On the final hand of the previous level, David Somers raised to 7,000 in the hijack and was three-bet to 17,500 by his opponent in the small blind. Somers called.
The flop dropped 
and his opponent made a continuation-bet of 10,500. Somers called, bringing the turn 
where both players checked. The river fell 
and Somers' opponent bet 45,000. Somers shoved all in for 105,000 effective.
Facing a shove for his tournament life, the big blind tabled his hand for top set. Somers immediately asked the dealer if the player had called, and the dealer echoed the question to the player who had just shown his set of aces. The player nodded affirmatively, and thus Somers showed 
.
Upon seeing Somers' wheel, the all-in player claimed that he had never called. The floor was called over to take stock of the situation, and it was ruled that a call was confirmed by the player, and thus binding. All the chips were sent to Somers for his wheel, and he now finds himself with a stack of 355,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
355,000
190,000
|
190,000 |