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The first of 14 tournaments;

I was all in for my final 8,650 in a preflop pot that had already reached 2,500. My opponent inferred that he had pocket queens. Since talking about your hand against the rules a floor person was called over, not to issue a warning or penalty, but to clarify to rule. I had no intention of having a table mate get reprimanded for his actions, but I did want the rule to be understood by everyone.

While the floor was explaining what was illegal and what was not, I decided to use this opportunity to call the clock. A timer was placed in front of the opponent which drew more chatter from the table about how only the player with a decision could see how much time was left. With just a few seconds on the clock the opponent threw in the chips the hands were turned face up.

Me:
Opponent:

The flop nearly sealed my fate as it fell leaving just four outs minus redraws. The turn was the and river and I was one of the first to hit the rails.