David Pham Chops

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From pokerpages.com

"Pham Forced to Accept Win

Chop or get chopped, that was the dilemma facing David "The Dragon" Pham when the points playoff championship got heads-up. It was one of the most bizarre conclusions to any poker tournament in history, and here's what happened. With three players left, Waleed Belleh moved in for $31,600, and Minh "Poker Host" Nguyen called for $10,700. "Hold on, I have a hand," Pham said. After some deliberation he folded and showed A-6. His opponents both had A-3, and Pham, in frustration, let slip the f-word. It turned out to be a good laydown, because Belleh had A-3 of clubs, and two running clubs gave him a flush.

Now it was heads-up, and Pham still had the lead, $68,100-$45,600. But there was still the matter of the f-word, heard by a floorman, Belleh reminded him. Belleh, an auto mechanic who generally plays only on weekends, offered an immediate chop, with Pham getting a few thousand extra. The Dragon had never agreed to a chop in his life But now he was between a chop and a hard place, the alternative being having a big chunk of his chips blinded and anted off in 10 minutes as Belleh played with himself. So he reluctantly agreed, took the win and split up the $50,000 first-place prize. "

Nice sentence. So hard place = playing with himself?