You Can't Play Poker By Yourself
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As expected, there are many empty seats around the Pavillion Room as players are yet to arrive for this event. However the late arrivals have more impact in a short-handed event like this as many tables are playing four, three and sometimes even two-handed.
That was the case at Joe Kustosz's table...well for the first five minutes of play anyway. You'd think that Kustosz and his opponent might be content to accumulate some dead blinds for a little while, but it wasn't to be, as they got a little excited on a 
flop.
The action went bet, raise, all in, and Kustosz had a decision for his tournament life. He decided to call with his 
for middle pair and second nut flush draw as his opponent tabled 
for the nut flush draw with two overcards. The turn was the 
and river the 
, and suddenly Kustosz has a double stack and is currently sitting at his table all alone!