Slater Adds To Stack
Roberto Romanello opened the betting by limping into the pot from late position. We think he was meant to min-raise to 200 but did not realize the blinds had increased to 75/150. Whatever his intentions, his limp sparked a series of calls.
First, the player in Seat 3 called — to Romanello's direct left — then Jack Slater completed his small blind. Dermot Blain checked in the big blind and the dealer got busy dealing the 
flop.
Slater checked, Blain bet 350 only to see Romanello raise to 800. Seat 3 snap-folded but Slater cold-called Romanello's raise. Blain folded.
The turn brought the 
into play and when Slater tapped the table and checked, Romanello checked behind. The fifth community card was the 
and now Slater lead out, setting the price to play at 1,025. This was too much for Romanello to pay and Slater won the hand without showdown.