Cavanaugh's River Salvation
Stephen Ma raised to 65,000 from the button, and Casey Cavanaugh three-bet shoved from the small blind. It was 375,000 total, and Ma needed to think it over. He spent a couple long minutes in the tank, shuffling the calling chips in one hand. After a while, he eyeballed his remaining stack and dumped the call into the middle.
"You're ahead," Cavanaugh figured.
Showdown
Ma: 
Cavanaugh: 
The 
flop was a big miss for Cavanaugh, and he stretched his arms out sideways, palms-up in plea to the poker gods.
The turn 
made things interesting. Cavanaugh picked up a club draw, and he and Ma were both smirking a little.
"It's a sweat," Cavanaugh quipped nervously.
"A good sweat," Ma responded.
"A good sweat," Cavanaugh repeated. "Come on, club. One time!"
The river was not a club. But the 
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
800,000
400,000
|
400,000 |