Seale Peels, Peel Seals
Jacob Seale limped from early position, a middle-position player limped, and Brian Peel raised to 2,000. The action folded back to Seale.
"How much is it?" Seale asked.
On getting the answer, Seale asked the same question again, though it's not clear if he didn't hear the dealer or if he just didn't believe the size of the raise.
"Two comma zero zero zero," the dealer answered, lightening the tension.
Seale considered for a bit and then committed the chips to call. The middle-position player folded.
The dealer spread a flop of 
and Seale checked. Peel quickly bet 3,500. Seale considered for about a minute and then called.
The turn added the 
to the board and Seale hesitated and then checked. Peel started to put together a bet which prompted Seale to fold.
As the pot was pushed to Peel, Seale said, "I was trying to give off a tell."
"I had to bet it," Peel replied. "But I wasn't sure what was going on."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,200
18,700
|
18,700 |
|
14,100
14,100
|
14,100 |
on the 
board for top two pair.
for a set of fours and the short stack had 
for a combo draw.
and Nguyen doubled through one opponent and eliminated the other.
