Scared Money Don't Make Money

Minutes after uttering those titular words of wisdom, the boisterous Jim Boyd put his money where his mouth is.

After four players committed 9,000 before the flop (this hand occurred just before the blinds jumped to 2,500/5,000) - including Boyd and Joseph Stiers - the dealer fanned the across the felt.

Stiers was acting from under the gun, and he led out for a 11,000 feeler bet. Boyd decided to show that his earlier boast was not merely bravado, and he raised the action to 29,000. Stiers shot a look across the table and studied his man, eventually going toe to toe with Boyd by reraising to 45,000.

Without much hesitation at all, Boyd pushed his whole stack into the middle, and after Stiers asked for a count it turned out his wager was for 161,500.

Stiers had that amount covered, but only barely, meaning a call here would effectively put both players at risk of bubbling. Talking himself through the hand, Stiers mentioned a "set of sevens, ace-seven and ace-jack" as possible holdings he was up against.

"It's not a bluff board though..." said Stiers to himself, still trying to determine what the unpredictable Boyd was playing back at him with. "You could be bluffing, but it'd be crazy..."

Eventually, after a lengthy tank, Stiers surrendered the pot and slid his cards into the muck. Boyd just grinned and repeated his mantra, telling the table "scared money don't make no money boys!"