A Busy Start for Laak

It's been an action-packed start for Phil Laak. On one of the very first hands of the day, Matthew Woodward opened with a raise to 12,500. Eric Qu, Vadim Shlez and Adrian Schaap all called the raise, bringing action to Laak in the big blind. He peeked down at his cards and then executed a classic squeeze play, moving all in for a total of 117,000. Everyone passed, although for a few moments it looked like Shlez was contemplating a call.

Just a few hands later, Laak was seen playing a huge pot with Norman Gautron. On a board of {6-?}