The Most Valuable Piece of Advice You'll Ever Hear
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... Don't put all your chips in when you're drawing dead.
And to prove how accurate that advice is, you only have to look at our latest hand involving, predominantly, Jani Sointula and RW Stain.
With the board reading
, Stain bet 8k, start of the day chip leader Janne Lamsa called and Jani Sointula pushed all-in for 23k straight.Surprisingly, Stain concluded that his
was worth a crack and decided to make the call, ahead, but only by a gnat's breath, of Jani's 
.For some unknown reason, Jani stayed in his seat as if unaware he was drawing dead as the dealer created some unnecessary drama by taking his time on dealing the river. Amusingly, the last card out was an academic
which gave Jani the flush he was previously looking for if called.As Stain scooped in the chips, Jani looked down in dismay at his depleted 4.5k stack and wished he'd had the mentors I did.