William Purle's Wild Ride
on the river, David Benefield asked William Purle how much he had left. "320,000," was Purle's reply.
Benefield set him all in and Purle called. Benefield turned up
, having flopped a straight, cracking Purle's
. After the stacks were counted down, it was discovered that Purle actually had 321,000 before calling Benefield's river bet. Purle was left with a single yellow 1,000 chip.
On the next hand, Purle was all in for the ante. His
made a flush on the turn and he was up to 9,000. Purle was all in from the big blind on the next hand with
. Dale Hoy and Paul Snead checked down the
board, but in the end, Purle's queen-high was good and he took down the pot. He's still on fumes, but Purle is now up to 28,000.