Flip of a Coin Eliminates Pregowski

Krzysztof Pregowski was facing a decision on a board for his tournament life. He was up against a single opponent and eventually, Pregowski took a coin out of his pocket and flipped it onto the table. He took a moment before pushing his stack forward.

“Do you have a set,” he said, with the opponent turning over . “I thought so. I have two pair.”

He showed and was drawing dead, with any eight giving his opponent a bigger full house. The river was the .

“I sort of knew it, but the coin said call,” said Pregowski as he was sent to the rail.