Duke Can't Wait
Leif Force opened for 6,400 and Annie Duke, recently moved to the table, called in the big blind. They saw a flop and Duke announced all in (although her chips remained in front of her); Force made the call. They flipped their cards over, and the rest of the board was dealt, as is the custom.
Duke:
Force:
Turn:
River:
They had sat for barely a moment when Duke told the dealer to ship the pot to her - without waiting for the size of her double up to be assessed. She was duly asked how much she had behind.
"69," she announced, then, "No, 79... No, 89."
She did indeed have 8,900 behind and Force counted out the call. Duke doubled, eventually, to 34,000.