Kastle Crumbles
"Rebuy, please," Casey Kastle requested as we strolled by his table. Although it was somewhat tempting just to tell him yes and ask him for �5,000, we instead told him that it was sadly not within our powers to help him out. And with just 15,000 or so in chips to his name, he was in need of help. "I hate poker," he told the table. I'm just afraid to put this in there [he meant his stack and the middle of the table respectively, in case that wasn't obvious], I know what could happen."
But afraid or not, Kastle only had five big blinds. So it was that the very next hand Bryn Kenney opened for 7,200 in late position, and over on the button Kastle shipped in his remaining stack. Kenney called and they were on their backs.
"Best hand of the day," Kastle declared, turning over .
"Me too," said Kenney, revealing the lowly .
Board:
Though Kastle politely requested a royal flush on the turn, it didn't come in and Kenney's flush sent him to the rail. "Good luck, boys, have a great time," he said to the table, and he was gone.