Roche's Set is G-O-O-D

We came on this one with the board showing and a number of chips already in the middle. Mike Roche's opponent had pushed all in for his last 2,800. The tattooed Roche drummed the table for a moment with the knuckles of his right hand, the letters "G-O-O-D" visible as he did. Finally he used that hand to slide forward the chips to call, then, with his other hand — on which the knuckles read "E-V-I-L" — he turned over his hand.
"Just a set," he said, showing . His opponent stood as he showed his
— a lesser set of fives.
The river was the , and we've lost another player. The next hand began, and Roche was raising before the flop, again pushing out chips with his "G-O-O-D" hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
|
15,600
7,300
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7,300 |