The action folded to David Kluchman, who open-shoved his last 505,000 from the cutoff seat. Russell Thomas called from the blinds, and the hands were opened.
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While we were waiting for the ESPN cameras to set up their shots, Kluchman took a small plastic rooster (that he uses as a card protector) and placed it next to his cards.
The dealer finally rapped the table, and spread , giving Kluchman the lead. The
on the turn gave Thomas four extra outs to catch up, but the
bricked on the river, doubling Kluchman to over a million chips.
"How much for this?" Tristan Clemencon asked Kluchman, pointing to the plastic bird.
Kluchman laughed as he stacked his newfound chips.