We walked over to Table 6 to find DJ MacKinnon and another player staring at a flop of with 2,300 in the pot. MacKinnon checked, his opponent bet 2,100, and McKinnon check-raised to 6,500. Call.
The hit the turn and MacKinnon thought for about 30 seconds before moving all in for 19,500. His opponent snap-called with the , but discovered he was way behind MacKinnon's . The river completed the board, giving MacKinnon a full double up.
It was a late one for Blake Napierala last night, running deep in the Event #6: $200 No-Limit Hold'em to finish fourth for $2,265.
But the long hours have not affected his reading ability.
He defended his big blind against a Dave Olshan 700-chip open and the two went heads-up to a flop. Napierala check-called an 800-chip bet and both players checked the turn.
But when Napierala checked the river and Olshan bet 1,500, he had to stop and think about it for a minute.
"Will you show me if I fold?" Napierala asked. Olshan shook his head no.
"I'm going to go with my read," Napierala said, showing a queen and throwing it in the muck.