Veldhuis Gambles and Misses
There was a massive pot cooked up between Lex Veldhuis and one other player on the board of . Veldhuis' opponent was all in for 34,900 and action was on Veldhuis.
"I have a lot of outs," said Veldhuis to the player. He then made the call just as the ESPN cameras got there. Veldhuis tabled the and his opponent the . Veldhuis had a pair of eights and a flush draw to his opponent's pair of tens. The all-in player did have one spade to take that away from Veldhuis.
As the cameras were setting up the shot, the all-in player looked into the camera and said, "If I bust, I want you to be sure to get it on TV."
Veldhuis then said, "If I lose, I don't want to be on TV."
The dealer than ran the river card and placed the on the board, missing Veldhuis and doubling up his opponent. Veldhuis slipped to 78,000 in chips.