Counting Stacks and Lots of Laughs
- Rony Halimi shoved all in from the small blind and Vladimir Shabalin folded. Halimi showed
- Shabalin raised to 300,000 from the button, Joseph Nassar shoved all in from the small blind, Halimi asked for a count. The dealer confirmed it was for 1,025,000 in total. Halimi counted his own stack which was 1,200,000. He considered it for a bit and then folded. Shabalin also folded.
- Shabalin raised to 300,000 from the button, Halimi shoved from the big blind. The people railing Halimi came closer towards the table (which they have been doing for each all-in, even the ones Halimi is not involved in) and Shabalin halted them. "I know you're railing him but, come on. I haven't even called yet." Shabalin looked at his cards again and then folded.
- Halimi was in the small blind and counted his stack before looking at his cards. "Look at your cards first, then count." Shabalin said. "No, I need to know before." Halimi replied while continuing to count. "Ok, I will have to count my stack too then!" Shabalin replied and everyone laughed.
- "Tapis!" Shabalin said from the small blind. "In Russian?" Joseph Nassar asked. "Bau Bau" Shabalin replied. "No Bau Bau" Nassar said while folding.
- Nassar shoved all in from the small blind. "You have to count your chips first!" Shabalin said to Halimi and the crowd laughed. Halimi folded.