Laplante's Stack Growing

At Katie Lindsay's table, the player under the gun opened to 1,200 and got called three times: by Ryan Laplante in early position, by the cutoff, and by the big blind.

On 5♦9♣7♠, the first two players to act checked to Laplante, who bet 5,000. The cutoff called, and all other players in the pot folded.

The 8♠ landed on the turn, and this time, it was the cutoff who bet 7,000. Laplante checked and called to see the Q♦ on the river. He checked once again on this last street, and the cutoff checked back.

"Set," said Laplante, revealing 5♣5♠. Hearing that, the cutoff threw his cards into the muck and saw the pot going into Laplante's hands.