11-19-2009 17:59 UTC

Black's Line

[user66118]

Guillaume Da Silva raised before the flop, and Andy Black called from the blinds. The flop came out {6-Hearts}

{6-Hearts}

{5-Spades}

{A-Diamonds}

, and both players checked. When the turn brought the {A-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

, Black led out with a bet of 5,000, and Da Silva called quickly. The river was the {8-Spades}

{8-Spades}

, and Black flicked out a tiny bet of 2,000. Da Silva shook his head and called, and Black showed {7-Spades}

{7-Spades}

{7-Clubs}

, his two pair good enough to win.

"Most people increase their bets," said Black with a chuckle. "But I like to reduce mine."

His bets got smaller and his stack got bigger; Black is up to about 135,000 after that pot.

Tags: Andy Black Guillaume Da Silva