Massey The Manipulator
"Are you ready for this?" Aaron Massey asked us as we approached his table. He peered down at his cards and cut out a raise to 4,200, exclaiming that he wanted to perform well while the media was around.
It folded to Claudia Crawford on the button and she announced a call. The two were heads up take a flop of 
. Both checked and the 
hit the turn. Massey checked again and Crawford fired 4,500. Massey stuck around.
The 
hit the river and Massey checked a third time.
"Twelve," said Crawford, announcing a bet of 12,000.
Massey snapped her off.
"King-high," she lamented.
Massey flipped over 
and dragged in a nice sized pot.
"You just wake up with eights there?" asked Crawford.
"I'm a manipulator!" said Massey. "I manipulate the competition!"
He's now sitting on approximately 116,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
116,000 | 39,000 |
|
45,000 | -15,000 |