Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
Players Remaining: 24
Avg. Stack: 282,500
There's nearly 200,000 in the middle and a board reading K♦7♠2♠J♠ when Ernie Hou bets out 50,000 from the big blind. With action on Staaffan Lind in the hijack, he announces that he is all in, having Hou covered. If Hou calls, it will be for his remaining 168,000, so as expected Hou goes deep into the tank.
After nearly four full minutes Hou calls for a clock. The floor approaches and Hou says he called the clock on himself and the floor says, "Oh, ok. You have a minute to act or your hand will be declared dead."
The floor starts counting down the last ten seconds and Hou announces a call, turning over A♥A♣.
Lind is visibly shocked as he turns over K♠Q♥ for a pair of kings. The 8♠ river does not change the hand and Hou is awarded a huge double up.
"I'm sorry," Hou says very genuinely, "It was a very difficult call for me."
Ernie Hou - 570,000 (95 bb)
Staaffan Lind - 165,000 (27 bb)
