A Valiant Effort By Batista
A player in middle position opened the pot with a raise to 1,500 and was called by three others, including Chad Batista from the small blind
The action was checked to the original raiser on the 
flop and he bet 2,500. Two players, including Batista, called to see the 
turn. They all proceeded to check, delivering the 
on the river. Batista bet a sneaky 2,300, getting through the player in the big blind. The raiser, though, took about 45 seconds before tossing in the chips to call.
Batista mucked, while the player in the middle seat showed 
to win the pot.
"Almost folded," he said.
"Yeah, was hoping. I put up a valiant effort to win the pot," said a smiling Batista.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,000 | -7,000 |