Never Count Your Chickens Before They Hatch
Livello 11
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
We passed by a table and found James Whalen all-in for his tournament life. Henri Bisson decided to call and showed down his 
. Whalen flipped up 
and found himself ahead in the hand.
When the dealer flashed the flop of 
, Whalen shot his hand up with frustration and sighed. After the 
arrived on the turn, his raised hand turned into a fist pump and he said "Yes!" in celebration.
The dealer then burned and turned, revealing the 
on the river. Whalen was still in the throes of victory and needed a moment to process the implication of the river card. With his fist still clenched in triumph, Whalen sunk in his seat, succumbing to the inevitability that he had been eliminated on the river.