Welcome to Valuetown, Mr. Lacay
The dealer ran a flop of
, and both players checked. The turn came the
, and Lacay passed again. His opponent raised his eyebrows and stuck in a bet of 5,000 in the form of a single pink chip. Lacay flicked the call off his stack and into the pot, and the river brought the
. After another check from Lacay, the aggressor stuck out a slightly-more-purple-than-pink chip worth 10,000.Lacay would tank it up for a minute or two, and it was evident from his facial expressions that he was doing some mental gymnastics. Finally, and apparently reluctantly, he made the call.
His opponent showed
, and Lacay shook his head and mucked. After giving away most of his day's profits, that loss drops the French pro back down to about 26,000.