Dave Lee was a fixture on the APPT circuit last year. He's one o the players that's registered for today's Day 1b flight and has already been mixing things up. With one limper ahead of him, Lee raised preflop to 350. He was called by the cutoff, the small blind and the limper.
The four-way action checked to Lee on a flop of . He bet 1,000, a bet that chased only the small blind out of the pot. The turn fell . Again action checked to Lee. This time he bet 3,100, a hefty bet that both opponent had to mull over before again calling.
The river paired the board . Each player checked. One player tabled for ace-high, a busted flush draw; Lee showed ; and the third player mucked.
"BOOM!" exclaimed Lee, knocking the table. Just like that, he's up to 29,000.