Schindler Scoops One; Koon Confirms New Procedures

Claudio Elizalde

Level 6 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

A player in early position raised to 12,000, Alex Livingston made the call to his left, and Jason Koon made the call in the small blind. Jake Schindler then raised it to 65,000 from the big blind.

It folded back around to Koon who made the call and together they saw the 8?6?6?. Koon checked and Schindler sized down to 35,000, garnering a call from Koon.

The turn brought the 7? and Koon checked again. Schindler then bet 55,000 and this time Koon's hand found the muck.

Shortly after, Koon went all in over the raise of the player on his right and when the dealer started counting his stack, he was curious why she was counting it if no one asked. She responded that it was what the floor had instructed her to do with all-ins.

After no one called, Koon asked the floor to confirm their new procedures and he assured him the dealer was in the right. Because this is a tournament that uses time bank chips, it seemed odd to Koon they would give the players more time to think while the dealer counted his stack. Upon the floor explaining that it prevented players from unofficially extending their time allotted by asking for a count, Koon changed his tune and said he liked the new rule just fine.