Kirkpatrick Calls for a Ruling
Level 19
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Mark Kirkpatrick raised to 32,000 in the cutoff and Bernard Muhire pushed a stack of reds across the line and cut two off the top for a raise to 90,000. The big blind folded and Kirkpatrick called for the floor, asking if it was a legal raise. The floor came by and was somewhat confused about why it would not be a raise and ruled it a raise to 90,000. Kirkpatrick called.
The dealer fanned a flop of 
and Muhire bet 65,000. Kirkpatrick announced all in for 379,000 and had Mehire talking aloud. "I knew that was a preflop angle," he said while pondering his decision. About 30 more seconds passed before Muhire tabled the 
and mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
670,000 | |
|
584,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
237,000
-488,000
|
-488,000 |
|
150,000
9,000
|
9,000 |