Hand of the Day
, an opponent in the big blind bets 6,700 and Steve "MrSmokey1" Billirakis, in the cutoff, goes into the tank for several minutes. He eventually raises to 15,000 and now it's his opponent's turn to go into the tank. The opponent calls.The river is
and the opponent checks. Billirakis bets 23,500 and the opponent tanks again. Eventually, a player not in the hand, but short-stacked, calls the clock. The clock is counted down and the opponent cannot bring himself to make an action. (Calling would have left him with only a few chips.) The hand is ruled dead, and Billirakis rakes in a huge pot. He's at 100,500 and is our new chip leader.