Gazing Upward
, Billy Gazes had the betting lead. He checked, and his opponent put out a bet. The amount was unclear, but when Gazes called, it put more than 6,000 chips in the pot.Heads up, fourth street was the
. Gazes again checked, and his opponent put out a bet of 4,100. Billy called once more.The river brought the
. Gazes sat pensively for a minute or two, alternating glances at the board and his opponent. Finally, he counted out 6,400 chips and tossed them forward. His opponent went into the tank for a couple minutes before finally surrendering his cards.With that little chip-up pot, Gazes has climbed to 27,000 just before break.