Excessive Celebration - A Dangerous Game
While our internet connection was down, play obviously continued and an interesting hand took place at Antonio Esfandiari's table.
With the board reading 
the first player to act checked and Michael Layton bet 13,500. The first player then raised all in and had Layton covered.
Layton went into the tank for a good five minutes, counting out his remaining chips a number of times before finally saying "Well boys, it's been nice playing with you" and pushing his stack forward to call.
His opponent flipped over the 
and Layton, obviously a bit disappointed, turned over his 
. The dealer then flipped the turn card, the 
. "Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you!" Layton cried as he jumped from his chair and ran to an empty table nearby. As the dealer put the meaningless 
on the river he dashed back to his table and continued to yell "One time! One time!" in his excitement.
His joy was cut short by the appearance of one of the floor staff who came over and assessed Layton a one-round penalty for his outburst. Layton pleaded his case but was told if he argued, the penalty would be made worse so he decided to take it like a man.
Esfandiari then asked the floor who had given the penalty, "If he [Layton] gets a walk, is he allowed to win the pot?" The floor replied that technically yes he would but that he doubted that would happen.
Esfandiari continued to comment on the situation saying "[His celebration] was definitely excessive, but it didn't warrant a one-round penalty."
Layton was still smiling after his penalty ended and he returned to the table. When we asked him about it he said he wasn't upset, he was more than willing to take "the penalty and the pot."
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000
34,000
|
34,000 |