Joseph Checks Back Wisely
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
The player in the cutoff opened to 2,000, and the blinds defended—Shawn Roberts in the small and Johanssy Joseph in the big.
The 
flop checked through. On the 
turn, Roberts checked, Joseph fired 3,500, and only Roberts called.
They went heads up to the 
river, which quickly went check-check.
Roberts tabled his 
for a rivered straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
79,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
60,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
. The small blind and Roberts checked again on the 
turn, and Hopkins flung out a bet of 3,000. The small blind called, and Roberts threw his hand away. 
river went check-check, and Hopkins flipped over his 
turn. Welko raised to 11,000, and both the middle-position player and Lawson quickly folded.
turn fell, and Audrain fired 16,000. Stumpf ripped in his stack, and Audrain rose from his seat, asking for a count. The dealer counted 58,700 total, and Audrain took a moment to stare Stumpf down before making the call, asking him, "Do you have a heart?" as he threw in a handful of 5ks.
river was irrelevant, and he shipped a chunk of his healthy stack across the table to Stumpf.
turn, and the early-position player check-called a bet of 4,000 from Schaal on the 
, besting the 
