Louie Calvo Leaves Eric Hicks With Crumbs
Level 27
: 25,000/50,000, 0 ante
Louie Calvo raised to 150,000 from under the gun, Eric Hicks called from the button, and Rudolph Sawa called from the big blind.
The flop came 
and action checked to Hicks who bet 200,000. Sawa folded and Calvo check-raised to 1,075,000, putting Hicks to a decision for the vast majority of his stack. Hicks called and the two players tabled their hands.
Calvo: 
Hicks: 
Calvo had the lead with the better ace and Hicks needed to improve in order to win the pot. The 
on the turn changed nothing and neither did the 
river, so Calvo took the pot to double up and leave Hicks with just 125,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,450,000
1,390,000
|
1,390,000 |
|
||
|
125,000
-1,275,000
|
-1,275,000 |
and Sawa bet 100,000 into the side pot. Calvo folded and Sawa and Hicks flipped over their cards.
turn and 
river were no help to Hicks and he was eliminated, much to the dismay of his enthusiastically supportive rail.
and Sawa bet 75,000. Calvo called.
and Sawa bet again, 225,000 this time. Calvo announced "pot" and put out a raise to 845,000 to commit the majority of his stack. Sawa said "I believe it," and tossed his cards into the muck.
flop, but Sawa accepted the 85,000-bet.
river instead, but Sawa wouldn't let him see his cards for free. He bet out 375,000 and while Reilly gave it a brief thought, he eventually mucked.