Slow Play Pays Off for Craig Newton
Level 5
: 200/400, 75 ante
With the blinds 200/400, Craig Newton had a 1,000 chip out in the big blind. This potentially could have led to some confusion as the player in early position opened to 2,525. It folded around to Newton in the big blind who leant forward to see how many chips his opponent had behind. The answer was around 15,000. Newton called.
The flop of 
was checked by both players. The turn was the 
and Newton check-called a bet of 4,000. Both players checked the 
on the river and Newton showed 
.
"If you re-raised me pre-flop," said his opponent, "I would have folded." Newton nodded perhaps content with the turn bet he got from his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,000 |