Jason Ryan Dodges the Deck

With the board reading by fourth street, Jason Ryan saw his lone opponent in the big blind tap the table for a check.

Ryan obliged with a shove for 4,900, and the big blind player began to agonize over what he called a "really tough decision."

After asking the table for one more minute to sort things through, the tanker finally stood up and announced a call.

Ryan immediately tabled his for an overpair to the board, confident that the fishhooks were out in front after his opponent's lengthy deliberation. Sure enough, the tanker could only muster for a pair and a flush draw, and despite his urgent pleas for a "seven, queen or diamond," the dealer produced the on the river to send him to the rail.

Ryan now sits with just under four times the starting stack in the third level of play.