The play has tightened up even further, as evidenced by a rather surprising hand.
Aadam Daya limped in on the button, and Deepak Bhatti checked his option. OK.
They then procceded to check down the flop and the turn as well. Bhatti checked again on the turn but this time Daya bet a trifling slightly-more-than-minimum 250,000. Bhatti flatted, and they turned their cards over.
Daya: for tens and sevens
Bhatti: for aces and tens
Even TD Nikki sounded surprised as she announced it. This could take a little while yet.
On a limped flop of flop, both players checked leading to a turn of where Aadam Daya bet 300,000. Deepak Bhatti flat called. The river came the , triggering another bet from Daya, this time to the tune of 600,000. Again, Bhatti made the call, but was chagrined to see his foe turn over for turned trips.
The blinds are now so big that Deepak Bhatti has reached the stage where an all-in is more appropriate than a standard raise, meaning we may be just moments away from a finish, or, at least, an all-in showdown. However, Bhatti's timing appears to be impeccable thus far, with each all-in picking up the pot uncontested.
Some curiousness now, as Deepak Bhatti raised from the button. Didn't shove, just raised. To 500,000, leaving himself with 1.5 million, or seven and a half big blinds, behind. Aadam Daya called.
The curiousness continued as they checked down the board, and at the end of it Daya flipped for king high. Bhatti couldn't beat it, and Daya took the pot.
With just several thousand in front of him and blinds of 120,000 and 240,000, it was looking bleak for Deepak Bhatti, and when Aadam Daya confidently announced all-in from the button, Bhatti's head sunk towards the felt.
After a minute or two in the tank, Daya shrugged his shoulders and called, turning over in the process. Much to Bhatti's chagrin, Daya revealed .
The flop looked clinical, giving Bhatti a Broadway straight and flush draw to go with his already dominating queen high. Both men had their arms folded, standing over the table in what looked like a mirror image, but beyond the poker faces, it was Daya who was doing cartwheels.
However, just as the janitor was eying up the surrounding area, and I was thinking about what to include in my final post, the dealer did something rather cheeky and popped a onto the felt. The loyal followings "oohed" and "aahed" as Bhatti's body language suddenly became more upbeat.
But, it wasn't over yet, as Daya still had the redraw, and as both players looked on intently, the river came a blank to deliver Bhatti an unlikely, but much needed of double throughs.
After a short period of the two players taking it in turns to give each a walk, interspersed with the occasional all in from Aadam Daya, Deepak Bhatti shoved from the button. Daya looked at his cards, and then, terribly nonchalantly, called.
Everyone at the rail jumped up and crowded around the table.
Bhatti:
Daya:
Board:
With that, Bhatti's valiant short-stacked grinding efforts came to an end.
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flop and the 
turn as well. Bhatti checked again on the 
turn but this time Daya bet a trifling slightly-more-than-minimum 250,000. Bhatti flatted, and they turned their cards over.
for aces and tens
flop, both players checked leading to a turn of 
, triggering another bet from Daya, this time to the tune of 600,000. Again, Bhatti made the call, but was chagrined to see his foe turn over 
board, and at the end of it Daya flipped 
flop looked clinical, giving Bhatti a Broadway straight and flush draw to go with his already dominating queen high. Both men had their arms folded, standing over the table in what looked like a mirror image, but beyond the poker faces, it was Daya who was doing cartwheels.
onto the felt. The loyal followings "oohed" and "aahed" as Bhatti's body language suddenly became more upbeat.
