11-14-2008 18:51 UTC+8

Obst Sidesteps a Trap

[user75032]

A big part of playing winning poker is minimizing your losses. James Obst provided an excellent example of that in a recent battle of the blinds. He was in the big blind and checked after the small blind completed. The small blind check-called a bet of 600 on the {2-Spades}

{2-Spades}

{5-Clubs}

{3-Diamonds}

flop, then check-called a bet of 1,000 when the turn fell {A-Spades}

{A-Spades}

. On the river {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

, the small blind checked again. Obst thought things over, then slowly tapped the felt to check behind. It was an excellent check -- his opponent showed {A-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

{6-Spades}

for trip aces that took down the pot.

Tags: James Obst