Makhija Thins His Losses
. The leading player checked, and Amit Makhija stuck in a bet of 2,100. His opponent said, "Call," but he flung out two blue chips worth 5,000 apiece. It was a curious way to call, but the verbal declaration was binding, and the dealer made change for him.Both players check-checked through the
on the turn, and the 
filled out the board on fifth street. The blue-chipping player led out this time with the same two blue chips, and no verbal announcement meant it was a bet of 10,000. The move sent Makhija deep into the tank."Will you show if I fold?" he asked. His opponent agreed, and Makhija open-mucked his
. It was quite a fold; the other player flashed 
for the flopped set, and Makhija tapped the felt in acknowledgement. He's dropped down to 24,000 after that pot, but it clearly could have been much worse.