The Freerolling Willie Tann
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Willie Tann is happier than Hellmuth in a house of mirrors at that moment after nurturing a short stack into the final nine and keeping the dream of a second bracelet alive.
On the last hand, David Peters raised it up to 7,100 from the button, triggering a jovial Tann to ask, "What's you name?"
"David," answered Peters, as expected.
"David and Goliath," replied Tann. "I call. I got nothing, just 50,000, don't worry."
"I haven't got a deuce, I check to you," announced Tann on the 
flop. Peters checked behind.
The turn came the 
, and Tann declared a bet of 20,000.
"Don't slowroll me," he pleaded. Don't take too long, I don't want a heart attack, I'm an old man."
After a brief pause, Peters slid in the call.
As a 
river hit the felt, Tann shook his head and concluded, "I don't know what to do, you've put me in a quandary."
Despite the indecision, Tann moved all in for his final 35,000. "If you got me, you got me."
"Will you show?" inquired Peters meekly.
"You pay to see," came the reply. "If you fold, then we'll see. Pass and I'll think about it."
Peters did ultimately release his hand allowing Tann, who has had more lives than an army of cats, to live to fight another day. The Vic veteran quickly mucked his hand and the next hand was dealt.
"I'm happy," beamed Tann. "I'm freerolling. I've had a short stack all day."