Masters Forces a Fold
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
A player in early position raised to 2,500 and was called by another player in middle position. Syd Masters was in the cutoff and three-bet to 7,000. Both of his opponents called.
The dealer fanned a flop of 
and the early-positon player led out for 7,000. The middle-position player folded and Masters asked the bettor to see how much he had left in his stack. He then called.
The turn came 
and the early-position player bet another 12,000, leaving himself 12,100 behind. Masters slid in a raise much bigger than what his opponent had left, sending the player into the tank for about a minute. Eventually, the player folded and Masters saw the pot shipped his way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
104,500
104,500
|
104,500 |