Garza Hates the Ruling But Wins
On a board of 
, the tournament supervisor was called over for a ruling. It seemed big blind Lou Garza had bet 50,000 and Paul Schwartz made it 100,000 on the button. Garza responded with an all-in shove and Schwartz had only put out 95,000. He flicked in another chip to complete his bet, and the dealer mistakenly announced a call, thinking that was a calling chip.
Thus, Garza tabled his hand of 
. The supervisor ruled action was finished and the river would be dealt. Garza vehemently disagreed with the ruling but a second supervisor was called, as Schwartz's 
was now face-up. The second TD agreed with the ruling. Garza pointed out his opponent should have to call the full amount of his stack to see the river, as he had announced all in and was now getting freerolled. The ruling stood, and luckily for Garza, the river was the 
so he won the pot anyway.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
575,000
-265,000
|
-265,000 |
|
||
|
|
174,000
87,000
|
87,000 |