Event 22: Slowing Down

$200 + $30 Deep Stack Semi-Turbo NLH (2 Re-Entry)

The all out blitz has turned into a crawl as we've only seen three eliminations in the last 20 minutes. We're now on the bubble has 28 players remain and play is hand-for-hand.

To illustrate how slow play has been Larry Gold (Farmingville, NY), who busted earlier in the tournament, has been keeping an eye on the player who knocked him out. "He's a human rain delay,"says Gold. He adds that it took the guy 7 to 8 minutes to call his all-in bet while holding KK. Gold had AA and was frustrated that the player "binked" a king on the river.

Fast forward to the bubble and the same player bets 27,500 on a board of 3♠ 6♣ 6♦ 3♣ K♣. Justin Burton (New York, NY) moves all in for 95k total and the player goes in the tank again. He eventually says, "I have to pay you off," and tables A♣ 7♣ for the nut flush.

Burton shows 6♥ A♥ for the winning full house. After a careful count Burton doubles up and his opponent is left with 13k and busts a few hands later.

Level 19 (5k/10k/1k ante) is underway.