Rawlings Bets Big, Gets Away With It
Level 9
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Dennis Rawlings was heads up and in the big blind against a player in middle position with about 10,000 in the pot.
The flop of 
had just hit the board and Rawlings led from the big blind for 40,600. His opponent was thoroughly confused. After some thinking, he decided against the call that would have been about half of his stack.
"It's just not worth it," he said.
The table encouraged Rawlings to show, and he obliged by showing 
.
"Nice bet, you weren't ahead," said his opponent. "I had ace-king."
EIther way, Rawlings took this one down and added to his stack to prepare for even bigger bets next time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
51,000
51,000
|
51,000 |