Those Were the Days

We thought things might have been shaping up to have a big hand unfold when Svetlana Gromenkova raised to 2,100 from early position. Soheil Shamseddin is seated to her left and made the call. After a few players folded, the player in the cutoff announced he was all in for a total of 15,000. Gromenkova quickly folded, but Shamseddin took some time to think over his options.

After a moment, Shamseddin told the cutoff, "You're ahead, don't worry. I'm just thinking if I want to gamble."

The cutoff replied, "I know I'm ahead right now."

After a few more seconds, Shamseddin folded {k-Hearts} {q-Clubs} face up and said, "In my younger days, I'd gamble."