Event 1: Payne's Opponent Sees Painful River
A rare (at this stage) pot involving two players' gray chips caught our eye on a recent rotation through the room. Jerry Payne had put in a raise to over 20,000 from the cutoff after a player in middle position put out a bet of 8,300. The middle-position player shrugged his shoulders before maneuvering all of his chips into the middle in a single tower, calling off his stack.
Payne: 
Middle position: 
Payne's overpair was behind, and a 
turn gave him no help. When a 
hit the river though, queens up was now the winning hand, and Payne's opponent could only shake his head and say, "nice hand."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
52,500 |