The Shaaaark Gets Schaaf
James Schaaf opened to 30,000 from under the gun only to have Humberto Brenes three-bet to 70,000 next to speak.
As the action returned to Schaaf he moved all in for over 600,000 and was double-fist-pump-snap-SHARK called by Brenes
Schaaf:
Brenes:
As Brenes' railbirds pressed hard up against the two-inch wide piece of material that was used as the boundary between player and spectator the fell down to give Schaaf some hope.
With Schaaf seated and Brenes standing, both were shouting for a king to fall as Brenes' famous shark-light card protector was flashing wildly.
The dealer dropped the on the river to change nothing, and as the rail was slowly edged closer, the dealer burned and turned the on the river to send Brenes into a range of fist-pounds, high-fives and screams of excitement.
With his rail also going crazy, Brenes raked in the pot to move to 750,000 as the one-time chip leader Schaaf slipped down to just 350,000 and change.