Anees Puri Doubles Up for (Reportedly) the Eighth Time to the Theme of "Rocky"

Photo:  Anees Puri

Anees Puri moves all in from UTG+1 for 15,200, the player in the cutoff moves all in over the top, and everyone else folds. Puri shows , and he needs to improve to stay alive against the cutoff’s .

Before the dealer puts out the flop, Will Failla speaks up to tell us that Puri has already doubled up like eight times, and the table considers a victory to be a foregone conclusion for him here.

The flop comes , and the pocket eights remain in front. “Don’t worry,” says Failla. “He’ll get there.”

The turn card is — the . Puri takes a big lead with a pair of aces. Failla says, “See?”

The river card is the , and Puri wins the pot with his pair of aces to double up in chips.

A few seconds after the river card hits, somebody’s phone starts playing “Gonna Fly Now,” better known as the theme from the classic Sylvester Stallone boxing film Rocky. It’s a cool moment, but it quickly becomes clear that its the player’s ringtone, and the timing was simply a coincidence.

Anees Puri  –  32,900  (33 bb)