Tic Tac Tells With de Melo
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Duncan McLellan has disappeared from Fatima de Melo’s table, his aggressive style not paying off for him today. It remains to be seen whether he enters again tomorrow as he chases those UKIPT Leader Board points.
De Melo was involved in a three-way pot which she three-bet preflop to see a flop of 
. Ross Marshall, an older gentleman from the Isle of Man, was in the small blind and check-called a continuation bet of 3,300 from de Melo. The other player got out of the way and they saw the turn card fall the 
.
Marshall and de Melo both checked to see the river card 
. Marshall now led out for 3,300 and de Melo went in to the tank. She sighed and asked her opponent, “You show if I fold?”
“I suppose I could do. It wouldn’t do a lot of harm.” Marshall responded which didn’t seem to be the answer de Melo needed.
As the time ticked past and de Melo apologised for taking so long to make her decision another player offered around some Tic Tac mints. “I’ll have one.” Marshall said. This was seized on immediately by de Melo as proof that he had a good hand. “So comfortable too. Not even worried.”
As Marshall shook the box though two fell on the table and de Melo seemed to change her mind seeing it as perhaps a sign of nervousness. In the end though she folded and Marshall showed her 
for the rivered flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,000 | -6,000 |