Surprising Small-Ball
From the button, Chong Cheong opened the pot to 140,000, and Cole Swannack made the smooth call from the small blind. In the big, Victorino Torres announced a three-bet to 340,000 total, and this time Cheong was the only player to commit the calling chips as Swannack ducked out of the way.
Heads up, the flop brought 
, and both players checked. They did the same on the 
turn, and the 
landed on the river. Torres checked again, and Cheong reached for a stack of red chips. After briefly cutting out a potential bet, he looked up and smirked, then pounded the table with an open palm, not wanting to put any more chips in the pot.
Torres showed up 
, and Cheong tabled the winning 
, that passive play still earning him a decent little pot.