Black's Line
, and both players checked. When the turn brought the
, Black led out with a bet of 5,000, and Da Silva called quickly. The river was the
, and Black flicked out a tiny bet of 2,000. Da Silva shook his head and called, and Black showed
, his two pair good enough to win."Most people increase their bets," said Black with a chuckle. "But I like to reduce mine."
His bets got smaller and his stack got bigger; Black is up to about 135,000 after that pot.