Two for Gordon
. Phil Gordon was on the button, and he quickly put in the call to see the turn card bring the
. Juanda loaded the gun with 3,000 more chips and fired them into the middle. Gordon called even quicker this time. The last card off was the
, and both players check-checked. Gordon showed his
first, and Juanda returned his cards to the muck.*****
On the next hand, Va Shon Watkins and Chris Karagulleyan checked a flop of
. Gordon was in position again, and he put out a bet of 5,000 even. Watkins made the smooth call, folding Karagulleyan out of the way. Heads up now, the turn came the
, drawing checks from both players. The river card was the
, and Watkins checked it over again. Gordon picked 5,300 as his number and slid the chips out in front of him. After a minute or so of deliberation, Watkins matched the bet. Gordon tabled
, and it was good enough to win him his second pot in a row.After those two quick chip-ups, the author/commentator/poker player has moved his stack up close to 120,000.