El Blondie Excavates the Gold Mine

The action commenced with Shaun Needham, the Betfair online qualifier raising it up to 7k pre-flop from second position, but being called in two spots by Jamie Gold (cut-off) and Dave 'El Blondie' Colclough (button).

The flop came {6-Spades}

. Shaun's check and negative body language meant he was conceding the pot, leaving Jamie Gold to pounce with a 10k bet. Dave Colclough sized up his opponent before making the call and the two players saw a {6-Diamonds}

turn.

Bizarrely, Jamie Gold once again flicked out two red chips for a bet of 10k. Slightly bamboozled, Dave studied his opponent intently, scratched his head and leaned back on his chair with his hand on his hip. Meanwhile, Gold remained silent, no trash talk whatsoever, his eyes fixed firmly on the felt beneath.

At this point, the atmosphere was intense, both players knowing that even though the turn bet was the same as the one on the flop, too many 10k's coming out of either one of their stacks was a sizable portion. Although seemingly unsure, Dave called nonetheless leading to the dealer peeling out a {6-Clubs}

river

Possibly not unexpectedly, Jamie bet 10k again, and it was at this moment that I was able to fathom out the strength of Jamie's hand, the size of the bet suggesting to me that he didn't fancy calling a 30k or so bet from his neighbour.

Dave shrugged his shoulders and quickly called to reveal {Q-Clubs}