The Shorties Battle
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In a limped pot, the three gentlemen took a 
flop. Charles Moore checked from the small blind, and he'd not end up factoring in the rest of the action. Casey Cavanaugh bet 55,000, Scott Stanko raised to 130,000, and it was off to the turn 
.
Cavanaugh reached for chips again, and he led right back out with another 150,000. Very quickly, Stanko announced an all-in raise. It was about 700,000 total, and Cavanaugh spent the next couple minutes pondering. He eventually folded, flashing the 
as he did.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,350,000 | -150,000 |
|
1,225,000 | 275,000 |
, and Cavanaugh led out into the pot with 100,000 of his own chips. Moore wanted to play for more, though, and he made it 300,000 total. Cavanaugh instantly called.
. When Cavanaugh checked again, Moore reached for chips. He had about 1.2 million left in front of him, and he bet half that — 600,000. There was a little pause from Cavanaugh this time, but only about five or ten seconds before he put the chips into the pot.
, and his ace-high flush was the winner. Cavanaugh spun out of his chair with some frustration, but there wasn't much he could do from the sound of it.
, Cavanaugh bet 75,000 and Stanko called. The turn brought the 
and Cavanaugh check-called 180,000. The river was the 
and both players checked.
flop. Ma called the remainder, leaving himself with 525,000 chips in front of him.
, and that was safe and sound.
for the flopped straight and Moore was looking for help with 
.
and Cavanaugh doubled his stack.
flop was a big miss for Cavanaugh, and he stretched his arms out sideways, palms-up in plea to the poker gods.
made things interesting. Cavanaugh picked up a club draw, and he and Ma were both smirking a little.
was one of the red outs for Cavanaugh. He spiked on the end to tally the double, and he's finally back in this match.
and Moore check-called 105,000. The turn brought the 
, Moore checked and Stanko bet 300,000. More check-shoved and Stanko called.