Life Support

As everyone was chatting away quietly to themselves, it all suddenly kicked off, Marcello Marigliano, who's barely played a hand in the last few hours, pushing all in for just over 30k and finding an instant, and I mean INSTANT, call from Jeff.
Buffenbarger =


Marigliano =


The crowd gasped in anticipation as the flop came



The turn was a kind one, the dealer popping out a harmless

The river, however, would provoke a mixture of reactions -- shock, laughter, sympathy -- everyone in the room responding in some way to the cruel

Jeff was understandably gutted, his face saying more than any words ever could.
I guess it was Marigiano who had the testicular fortitude that I referred to in my last post, and it seems to have paid off...although in the most sickening of circumstances.
"I'm on life support," said Jeff as he was handed a paltry 5,600 in change.