Noy – he uses only his first name – is a talented regular in daily tournaments in the Montreal area who is known for going deep very often – but also for his unconventional play, particularly when he has a short stack.
In this case he raised preflop from middle position to 25K – with just 1.5K behind. Action folded to the small blind – Justin Mandair – who called. The big blind folded.
On the flop of 
both players checked. When the turn came 
, Noy checked again, only to face a bet from Justin big enough to put him all-in. Noy reluctantly called and turned over 
– but Justin held the 
and took the pot on a river 
. Noy was eliminated in 50th place.
