Cooke Wins a Big'un
, Neal Cooke faced a call that would've cost him about 75 percent of his entire stack. He took his time with the decision, so much so that he apologized to the table for taking so long. At one point he even considered calling the clock on himself, but it never came to that. After a solid three minutes had passed, Cooke frantically grabbed his remaining three stacks of chips and reached out over the betting line, crossing the point of no return. A showdown ensued, and Cooke was thrilled to see that he was ahead:Cooke:
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The river brought the
and Cooke's hand held up, earning him the massive pot. Afterward, Tim Vance asked, "Neal, if I shove over the top of him, would you go away?"
Cooke's reply: "I don't know, I'm too excited! Wooo!"
Cooke now sits with about 64,000 in chips.