"It's Not an Angle, I'm Just Stupid"

Benjamin Spragg raised to 2,200 from under the gun at a lively Table 1.

"In my big blind?" Maria Konnikova said.

Spragg has been making a habit of raising in Konnikova's big blind, and this hand was no exception.

Action folded around and Konnikova tossed in the chips to call.

The flop was and Konnikova checked. Spragg tossed out 3,000 and Konnikova check-raised to 12,000. Spragg tossed out a total of 7,000 to call and everyone was confused.

"It's 12,000," the dealer said.

Spragg shook his head and corrected the issue.

"It's not an angle, I'm just stupid. I promise."

The turn was and Konnikova continued for 23,000. Spragg went into the tank for a few minutes before he gave up the pot. Konnikova allowed him to choose one of her cards to show, and it was the .