Brutal Rollercoaster for Clinkscales; Zinno Also Out

Poker can be a cruel game at times, and Rex Clinkscales just experienced how close the highs and lows can be. In the first of two hands, it was Anthony Zinno that opened from middle position and Clinkscales who defended his big blind with .

The flop was fantastic for Clinkscales and he check-raised a 25,000 bet from Zinno to 55,000. Zinno pushed all in for 247,000 with and Clinkscales called. The turn and river kept the American grinder ahead and Zinno was gone. Clinkscales stacked up all of Zinno's chips and rose to 555,000 in the process.

One hand later, though, all of those chips flew into in the middle. Clinkscales, now in the small blind, got involved in a preflop raising war with Scott Wellenbach on the button. Clinkscales was the one to put in the final shove and Wellenbach was reluctant.

"Oh God, I have to call," he said.

When he did and the dust had settled, there was a 1M+ pot with the following showdown.

Rex Clinkscales:
Scott Wellenbach:

The board provided no help for Clinkscales and just like that, he was standing next to the man he just busted on the rail.