Flushes All Around

Five players saw a cheap flop of {7-Hearts}

, and the action checked around to the player in last position. The middle-aged gentleman with slick hair made a bet of more than twice the pot, tossing 2,100 chips into the middle. Nenad Medic folded from the small blind, but Thomas Bichon opted to put in a check-raise to 5,600, enough to fold the other two meddlers. The bettor made the call, heads-up the rest of the way.

The turn card was the {2-Clubs}

, and Bichon led out with another 7,000 chips. His opponent asked for an estimated chip count before raising to 17,000. While Bichon was mulling it over, his opponent said, "You fold, I'll show you." Bichon quickly called following that comment.

The river was the {5-Diamonds}

, and Bichon would check and face a bet of 15,000. His opponent repeated, "You fold, I'll show you," this time adding, "I'm a nice guy." Bichon quickly called following that comment as well, and his opponent slapped {10-Hearts}

onto the felt with a confident, "Flush!"

It was no good; Bichon tabled {Q-Hearts}

, his flopped flush out-pipping his opponent's and drawing a big, "Oh my god," from the slick-haired man across the table.

After stacking that big pot, Bichon has moved his way up the board, sitting now with just about 85,000.