Rousso in the Tank

Vanessa Rousso raised from early position, making it 3,000 to dance. Action passed all the way around to the blinds, where the small blind, as well as the big blind, Alejandro Rodriguez, came along to the flop.

It brought {A-Clubs}

, and all three players checked.

The turn came the {7-Diamonds}

. The small blind checked, and Rodriguez led out with a bet of 3,000. Rousso fingered her yellow chips before putting in a small raise to 7,000. Rodriguez counted out his chips before calling, and it was heads up to fifth.

River: {2-Clubs}

. Immediately, Rodriguez moved all in for 24,500, just barely covered by his opponent. Rousso went deep into the tank.

"I have a good hand. I have a very good hand," she said. "Why would you bet so big if you had a good hand? Why not value bet?" she prodded. Rodriguez smiled, stood up and walked away, only to return a couple minutes later, with Rousso still tanking. After six or seven minutes, Rousso reluctantly folded, choosing to risk her tournament life on a future hand instead. She is down to around 28,000 chips.

Tags: Vanessa Rousso