Monroe on the Move
David Nicholson opened with a raise to 16,000 from middle position and picked up three callers behind him including Jerry Monroe sitting one seat to his left. The flop came 
, and Nicholson continued for 26,000. Monroe raised to 80,000, scattering the other two, and after thinking a few moments Nicholson called.
The turn was the 
. This time Nicholson checked, and when Monroe tossed out a bet of 140,000, Nicholson again took a few moments before making the call.
The river was the 
. Nicholson checked once more, and once more Monroe was carving out chips to bet. He pushed out two tall columns of gray chips — a bet of 200,000 — and Nicholson folded.
Nicholson falls back a bit after having led the counts, while Monroe now appears to have pushed into the lead with more than 800,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
805,000 | 320,000 |
|
|
258,000 | -322,000 |