The Rat Man is Gone: Lucien Cohen is Out

(Photo: Lucien Cohen with Chris Moneymaker earlier in the event)

The Emperors Palace will certainly remember the name of Lucien Cohen. He finished runner-up to Melanie Weisner in the $1,000 event and yesterday was ejected from the tournament by security after getting on the wrong side of Tournament Director Matt Savage.

But everyone can now relax as the Rat Man is no more. He plunged his last few cents into the pot in a hand against David Dadic. It was [Ac] [Jh] v [Kh] [Kc] with Dadic needing the fade the ace. Cohen pulled his huge plastic rat out of his bag and started to scream at the dealer to provide him the miracle needed. In the end his shouting did not wake up the deck and out he bounced.

Dadic ~ 60,000.