Minor Setback for Sammy

[user4144]

A short stack raised it up preflop leaving himself just 4,000 behind. Perhaps just for amusement, Sammy Farha flat called from the big blind before announcing, "Check in the dark."

The flop was {A-Spades} {8-Spades} {K-Diamonds} , and the short stack inevitably threw in his remaining shrapnel and Farha made the call.

On their backs and Farha was a gnat's nose hair behind with {K-Clubs} {6-Spades} versus {K-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} . "It's OK," he smiled in his familiarly nonchalant manner, "we're going to chop."

And, indeed, chop they did, the turn and river coming {4-Clubs} and {10-Clubs} respectively to keep the short stack short-stacked and Farha on 230,000.