If there were “poker gods” the one thing that would be advised would be to not tempt them or challenge them in any way…
Tony “Gameboy” To was in the big blind facing a raise from Darryl Beal on the button. He 3-bet to 37K, only to face a 4-bet to 90K from Darryl. Gameboy made the call and the flop was dealt: . Gameboy was first to act and decided to play in flow: check. Darryl quickly bet all-in (he had 62,500 chips behind)… and Gameboy instantly called, slammed over his pocket and made a rather loud exclamation, with associated fist pumps, when he saw Darryl’s .
Then he got on the chair (for just a second before someone noticed and had him step down), gave out a cry as the was dealt on the turn… and ran from the table as the dealer laid out the – Darryl got there with his pocket Queens. Now it was Darryl’s turn to let out a whoop (in response to the over-reaction he had been faced with) and stack up Gameboy’s additional 62.5K he was owed.
Gameboy was left with just under 40K in chips – but we’ve seen him make a huge comeback before in the Fall Classic, so it’s far from the end of the Tony “Gameboy” To story!