Disheartening Descent for Erscent
With the board showing 
, Francois Erscent bet 2,400 -- about a pot-sized bet -- and his lone opponent, sitting to his left, made the call. The river then brought the 
, prompting another bet from Erscent, this time 3,600. His opponent again called.
Erscent turned over his hand 
-- a heart flush. Then his opponent tabled his -- 
. Erscent searched the ceiling, somewhat exasperated, as the dealer pushed the pot toward his opponent.
Erscent slips back to about 31,000, just a tad above the starting stack.