Gottner Put to the Test
With about 45,000 in the pot and a flop of 
, Nicolas Fierro Gottner was faced with ultimate decision. He had checked the flop over to his opponent in Seat 8, who had fired out 50,000. Gottner, who was the chip leader most of the day, had plenty of chips and contemplated the call.
After a few minutes in the tank, someone at the table called for a clock. Gottner continued to think as the seconds ticked by before showing the 
and mucking his hand.
"Wow," said his opponent in Seat 8 as he flashed his 
. Gottner may have been ahead at that moment, but he would have had to dodge half the deck. Oh, what could have been.