Monnette . . . You Don't Say
On a flop of 
, the small blind checked as did John Monnette in the big. The under-the-gun player then bet 350, the small blind check-raised to 1,650, and both Monnette and UTG made the call. All three players decided to check the 
turn, leading to the 
river.
At this point the small blind fired out 5,000, Monnette called , and the UTG got out of the way.
Small Blind: 
Monnette: 
The small blind locked up the high while Monnette's low earned him half the pot. Monnette is sitting with a stack of 20,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000
4,400
|
4,400 |
|
||
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flop, three ways. The table checked to Phil Laak in position, and he put out a bet of 5,200. The small blind check-called, while the player in middle position tanked for a long while before re-potting to 17,800. Laak reraised all in for about 35,000 total. With one player already all in, the small blind tanked and called all in for about 13,000 total.
meant the two all-in players would survive to split the low, and the river 
kept Laak's set in front for the high. He takes a full half of that big pot, improving his stack to 49,000 -- the top of our counts.
flop was kind to Pescatori as it delivered him a set; however, the 
and the two players chopped up some of Bord's chips.
, and the raiser continued out with a pot-sized bet of 1,600. Richey promptly check-raised the pot, making it 6,400, and his opponent tanked and folded, showing 
. Richey flashed 
, too, the same hand but better. Because it dragged the chips.
turn. He found just one call this time as the big blind came along to the 
