Big Fold for Benzinou

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Action folded to Josh Brikis on the button, so he raised to 17,000. Joel Benzinou thought in the small blind before making it 41,000. Then in the big blind, Serge Didisheim took three minutes to uninvested four-bet to 110,000 with about 200,000 behind. Brikis folded, and Benzinou went into the tank. We watched two eliminations on other tables and came back to see Benzinou still thinking about his decision. He had nearly the same stack as Didisheim and a call would either risk his tournament life or very close to it.

The table was getting antsy and he apologized but kept thinking, his face in his hands. He asked the dealer if he could call the clock on himself, and the dealer said no, so several other players chimed in to make the request for him. But by the time the floor got to the table, Benzinou decided to give it up. "I fold!" he announced, throwing {q-} {q-} onto the felt. The table was stunned by the fold, and Didisheim could barely keep a straight face is he stacked the pot.