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"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again"

by Christian Zetzsche • August 26, 2026 - 3:52 PM

Czardy Rivera and Gary Thompson

Czardy Rivera flipped for his tournament life against Gary Thompson and they tried to confuse the dealer by meshing the cards several times before restoring the correct order while the rest of the table laughed.

Czardy Rivera: K ♥️ Q ♣️

Gary Thompson: 6 ♥️ 6 ♦️

The pocket pair was counterfeit on the A ♦️ A ♠️ 8 ♦️ 3 ♣️ 8 ♠️ runout and Rivera doubled.

He was, however, all-in soon again versus Thompson and in dire shape with sixes versus aces. They meshed the cards again and produced ace-six versus ace-six before flipping em back.

Czardy Rivera: 6 ♠️ 6 ♦️

Gary Thompson: A ♣️ A ♠️

The K ♠️ 7 ♣️ 4 ♣️ 9 ♠️ 8 ♥️ board sent Rivera to the rail.

Player Chip Count
Gary Thompson 1,275,000
Czardy Rivera 0