"Finish the Hand You're On and Stop"
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We've just started the level, but we're already stopping it.
Two players at Table 18 were involved in a pot as the break clock was ticking, and the rest of the field headed out of the room. The player in Seat 8 ended up winning that pot, and he too went to break. When the players returned to the table, the gentleman in Seat 7 found that his chips were missing. Seat 8 returned just a few seconds later, and the situation was explained to him.
"You won the last pot?" the floorman asked him. "You might have scooped up his stack in the process."
"I'm sorry. I don't know what to say," Seat 8 said, confused. The staff got on the horn with surveillance, and they're still working on resolving the issue. Play was paused for a couple minutes, but the cards have gone back in the air with a resolution still pending for Seat 7.
EDIT: After another minute, everyone at the table seemed to agree that Seat 7 had about 12,000 chips, and Seat 8 gave him that rebate so play could continue.