Gerassi Keeps Climbing; Player All-In Without Cards

David Gerassi was out of position in a three-way pot on a board of and called when one of the opponents bet 4,500, while the other player folded.

Gerassi led out for 7,200 on the turn and his opponent called. Gerassi led out again for 17,000 on the river and his opponent folded, sending another pot to one of the biggest stacks in the Amazon Room.

At a nearby table, a player was all-in for 17,100 in the one-seat and the dealer accidentally mucked his hand, leaving him at risk and without cards.

After a few phone calls and walkie-talkie conversations, the floor ruled that the player would have to forfeit 1,200 to the pot, with his hand being dead, but could take back the rest of his stack.

"That's the best-case scenario," one player at the table said. "They would never pull your hand from the muck."