Au cours des deux derniers jours, Adam Schiffer n’a cessé de se retrouver confronté à des décisions difficiles. Avec la bulle monétaire qui approche, ces décisions deviennent de plus en plus difficiles.
Jared Jaffee opens for a raise in middle position and Schiffer reraises to 40,000 or so behind him. Jaffee makes it 140,000 to go and Schiffer goes in the tank.
Schiffer tanke si longtemps que la table adjacente avec Ali Eslami, Allen Kessler et Darryll Fish parvient à jouer quatre ou cinq mains pendant sa réflexion.
Le directeur du tournoi, Greg Wallow, appelle Schiffer et arrive au compte à rebours de dix secondes avant que Schiffer ne glisse son appel dans le pot, se laissant 200,000 derrière.
The flop falls [Js6d2s] and Jaffee instantly moves all-in. Schiffer lets out a huge sigh and lifts his cards high enough for both Fish and Eslami to see what they claim is pocket kings. Schiffer tries to get information from his opponent:
"Do you have queens?"
Wallow warns Schiffer not to talk about his holdings, so Schiffer resorts to intently studying Jaffee's face instead. Schiffer tanks for another six minutes and, once again, Wallow puts a clock on him.
Schiffer reste immobile pendant que Wallow compte à rebours jusqu'à zéro et déclare la main morte. Jaffee jette silencieusement sa main et récupère le pot.
Jared Jaffee - 560,000
Adam Schiffer - 200,000
In an interesting side note, while Schiffer was making his postflop decision, Allen Kessler decided to stage a minor protest. Kessler was upset that Schiffer's table was moving substantially slower than the rest and refused to act on his hand until Schiffer made a decision. Kessler didn't have to wait too long, as it was less than a minute after he declared his intentions that Schiffer's hand was declared dead.