Tricky Turn Decision
Shane Patreau opened the action from under the gun with a raise to 800. After two calls from middle position from both Jason Gabriel and Mark Williams, a call from Brandan Brewer on the button, and Chester Mead from the small blind, Billy Johnson decided on a re-raise to 2,800 from the big blind. Patreau, Brewer, and Mead all elected to call.
Four players saw a flop of J♥8♣3♥.
A check from Mead was followed by a bet of 3,500 from Johnson. Patreau re-raised to 7,700. Action folded around to Johnson who elected to call.
A 2♥ fell on the turn, bringing a potential flush, and Johnson checked. Patreau pushed every one of his remaining 19,500 chips into the middle, and Johnson entered the tank.
After some thought, Johnson decided Q♣Q♠ was not good enough, and open-mucked his hand. Patreau showed the critical A♥.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
37,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
31,000 | |
|
31,000 | |
|
26,000 | |
|
|
12,500 |