09-24-2009 15:29 UTC+2

Boatman Not Drowning Yet

[user46392]

A small pot represents a lifeline for Ross Boatman.

He found himself in the big blind position with 17,000 in the pot, 23,000 or so left in his stack, and facing a {10-Hearts}

{10-Hearts}

{4-Hearts}

{10-Spades}

{Q-Clubs}

{10-Diamonds}

board and a 12,000 bet from Ashton Griffin on the button. Boatman tanked for some time, before resignedly tossing in the call. It was a good call -- Griffin only turned over his two best cards which turned out to be an {A-?}

{A-?}

and a

{K-?}

, and Boatman took the pot with a pair in his hand to put him up to 40,000.