When he peeked down at his hole cards and saw 
, Matthew Monteschio decided that this was his time for a Hail Mary Pass, and shoved all-in preflop for 23,000. The next few players folded, which left only Pierre Lauzé in the action. Big blind and with more than 220,000 chips behind, Pierre called even before looking at his cards.
As soon as Pierre called, all the players at the table stood up, and were joined by the players of the adjoining table. Matthew turned over his hand and Pierre did the same, curious to see what he had. Holding 
, Pierre was crushed by Matthew’s hand.
When the flop came out, the window card made Matthew cringe, and for good reason: 
. Pierre had hit the jack, which was exactly what Matthew had not wanted to see. An ace would be great for him at his point, and a king even better. The pair of threes 
that hit the turn and river did nothing to help Matthew and he had to take his leave,in the shadow of Pierre’s two pairs, and in the bubble position.
