Dyer Lays One to Rest
It shows up
. Levy leads out with 1,700 chips. Next to him, one opponent moves all in with his short stack -- a total of 3,875 chips. Jerome Dyer is next to act, and he tanks for a minute before flat calling, putting the decision back on Levy. He goes even deeper into the tank, staring at his opponents and generally looking pained by the situation.After several minutes, he says, "Tightest fold I'll make all day," as he tosses his cards into the center of the table.
"Top two?" asked one of his tablemates.
"Yep, ace-king," lamented Levy.
With the betting action complete and one player all in, the two remaining hands are turned up. The short-stacked all in player held a copycat
, while Dyer had also flopped two pair with 
.Levy seemed a little put out by his incorrect read, but the whole table was shocked to see the
peel off on the turn, vaulting Dyer into the lead with a full house. The river was the 
, a player is eliminated, and Levy can rest easy knowing that a tight fold saved him several thousand chips.