When we joined the hand, a
was already showing on the board.
It was at this point that Mario Page accidentally turned over one of his cards (a ) before the player on his left (Simon Belzile) had a chance to act. It appeared that he believed his raise of 12,000 had won the hand. The floor manager was consulted briefly, and play was allowed to continue without any penalty.
When Simon took his opportunity to play (knowing his opponent had made at least a pair of 6’s) his call was a sign to Mario that he wasn’t afraid.
River:
This time Simon led out with a 12,000 three-bet. But, surprisingly, even with the handicap of his opponents knowing one of his hole cards, Mario re-raised to 50,000. This was ultimately the end of the hand for Simon, who was forced to fold in the face of Mario’s confident play.
Although we were not present, we learned that Simon had busted only a few hands later. Who knows what kind of effect this hand had in his early demise!