06-06-2009 10:54 UTC-12

Ted Forrest Builds a Big Stack

[user108095]

We caught this hand in progress when Ted Forrest bet 6,000 into a board of {2-Diamonds}

{2-Diamonds}

{8-Diamonds}

{7-Spades}

{8-Hearts}

. His opponent raised to 21,000 and Forrest tanked, trying to determine what he was up against.

"You have two Aces? Three 8s?" Forrest asked before finally making the call and then shoving his last 950 into the middle when the {2-Spades}

{2-Spades}

hit the river.

His opponent called, showing {A-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

{K-Clubs}

, which couldn't beat Forrest's {K-Spades}

{K-Spades}

{K-Hearts}

.

The pot put Forrest near the chip lead with 55,000.