"Dealers, please finish the hand you are on and then deal seven more hands." Raised eyebrows from some of the players and Dennis Philipps raised his hand: "Sorry guys, that is all my fault." He drew the dreadful card.

One table over, Deborah Phillips bet 55,000 out of the big blind on a flop and got raised by a further 90,000. Phillips elected to fold and wait for a better spot.