On the heels of his non-showdown win against Derek Cheung, James Obst was at it again. He called one opponent's all-in on a flop of . Obst was in commanding lead, showing down against his opponent's . However the board did not cooperate. It came running straight cards for Obst's opponent, .
The loss was only a small hit for Obst, knocking him back to about 27,000.