Saab's Table Chatter Backfires
board, David Saab raised Paul Rochford. Rochford instantly folded his hand, prompting a disappointed Saab to show 
for a turned set of kings as he collected the pot."Of course I hit," said Saab after the hand. "I'm a pro!"
The very next hand, Saab had the button and tangled with the player in the big blind. Saab bet 400 on a flop of
, then called a check-raise to 1,000 from the big blind. That player bet another 1,000 on the 
turn. Saab called again. When the river fell 
, Saab's opponent made it 1,500 to go. Saab quickly fired out a raise of 6,000, sending the big blind into the tank."Why do you want to tangle with me?" Saab asked after the player hadn't acted for over a minute. "Didn't you see what just happened?"
The big blind tanked another minute, then finally made an adventurous call with
for two pair, jacks and nines. It was good; Saab showed an airball, . As a result he's down to 14,500.