Gomes Pays a Fee
, and there's just under 5,000 in chips already in the pot.On said flop, Fee leads out with a bet of 3,250. Gomes goes into the tank for a few moments before raising to 9,200. Fee calls.
Fourth street brings the
, and both players check this time.The last card off is the
. Fee again passes, prompting Gomes to take another little session in the tank. Finally, he counts out a bet of 12,600, sliding it neatly into the middle of the table. That brings Fee to a pause, and he asks for Gomes' remaining count while he ponders. "Maybe twenty-five," says the pro.With that, Fee says, "I call?" in more of a questioning tone than a sure thing. He was right though, as Gomes uncaps his cards and slides them into the muck. Fee slams down
, and he earns another nice pot. With that, he has chipped his way up to 110,000, becoming the first player to cross over the century mark.