From Big Brother to the Big Blind
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Level 4
: 200/400, 50 ante
Kevin Martin recently returned to poker after a short hiatus during which he competed in Big Brother Canada. Martin actually won the season and is back playing the other game he loves.
Sitting in the big blind, Martin faced a limp from the player in the small blind and raised to 1,200. The small blind called, and the flop was 
. Martin bet 1,000, and his opponent check-folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000 | -7,000 |
flop to Nguyen, who bet 2,500 and got two folds.
, Stephanie Hubbard bet 6,300 from the big blind, and her lone opponent called from the button.
fell on the river, and Hubbard bet again, 9,000 this time. Her opponent went into the tank for about a minute before he ultimately folded, and Hubbard showed 
for flopped top two pair as she scooped the pot.
, and both players checked.
, and the big blind checked. Volpe tossed out 5,100, and after some consideration, the big blind folded. Volpe took the pot.
flop, and his opponent check-called. The 
fell on the turn, and Silver bet 3,000, getting his opponent to fold.
, and another bet of 6,400 from Fitoussi saw Buzzetto raise to 15,000. Fitoussi called the raise, and the river 
for a straight, and Fitoussi mucked.
, and both players checked.
fell on the river, and Raghavan bet 2,000. The cutoff called and tabled 
for the flopped wheel, but Raghavan flipped over 
for a turned nine-high flush to win the pot.