Event 22: Pipitone Doubles

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

Sal Pipitone (Paramus, NJ) survived an all-in, but just barely and with great turmoil. On the turn with a board of A T 7 9, Sal was all-in holding QJ (open-ended straight-draw) against a player holding JT (pair of Tens).

This is where it gets weird:

The river was a Queen, giving Sal a pair of Queens and the best hand. Both players had tabled their hands. The dealer pushed the pot to seat 5 (not Sal) and Sal walked away from the table, believing he had lost the hand.

The next hand was dealt and play continued, but the other players at the table kept saying there was a problem. Another player busted out and left the table, leaving it short-handed and Jay Johnson was moved into Sal's empty seat to balance.

Then play was halted as the table finally got the attention of the floor and explained the problem. The dealer said he only saw Sal's Jack, but never saw the Queen. (Apparently Sal tabled the hand face-up, then turned it face down.) The player who had collected the pot said he never saw the river card and thought he had rightfully won the pot.

The floor reconstructed the size of the pot, (69,500) and took those chips out of seat 5's stack, moved Jay back to his previous table, restored Sal to his seat at table four and gave him the 69,500 in chips.

Then play resumed.

Blinds are up to 3k/6k with 500 antes for level 17.