Don't Forget Rizen



Action was on Rizen, but he apparently didn't realize it. After about two or three minutes of inaction, he finally became aware of the delay and checked. The original raiser bet 2,200, and action came around to the third man in the hand, the player seated on the button. He apparently forgot about Rizen as well. Looking right past the unmistakable Eric Lynch, he spoke to the early-position raiser: "I'll put you all in."
Because of his verbal declaration, he was required to put 7,750 chips into the pot, as it was the amount required to put the other player all in. But action was on Lynch first, and he moved all in for about 13,000 himself. The original bettor put in the rest of his 7,750 remaining chips, while the raiser cut his losses and ducked out.
When the hands were turned over, both men had top pair with a queen kicker. The all-in player held




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