Right Out the Gates
The board read 
and Garry Gates was first to act and he opted to check. A player in middle position was up next and he bet out 575. A third player then raised and bumped it to 1,275. No one else was in the hand so we got to see Gates ponder his decision. After a few seconds he made the call. The middle position player did the same and all players were awarded a river.
After the 
appeared on the river Gates checked, and the middle position player did the same. The third player in later position bet out an even 1,500. Gates made the call and the middle position player threw away his 
face up with a loud groan.
The late position player announced "I have ace king" while simultaneously flipping over 
. Gates calmly flipped over 
for a set of tens and the winning hand. After the hand Gates now sits with around 14,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,000
6,500
|
6,500 |