Bryce Tickner Starts His Tourney Right
Bryce Tickner limped in from UTG, the button limped, the small blind completed and the big blind checked. The flop was


. Both blinds checked to Tickner, who bet 200. The button called and the blinds called. The turn was the
. Again it was checked to Tickner, who bet 400. The button raised to 1,000, the small blind called, the big blind folded, and Tickner called. The river was the
. The small blind moved all in, Tickner called and the button called as well. The small blind turned up

for a straight. The button had the same straight with 
but Tickner had the stone nuts with 
. Aii ya!
After the hand, Tickner was up to 12,000 in chips.