The Silver Suffer
Max Silver opened from first position and Stephen Trimble made the call. It was heads up to a flop of 
and Silver flicked out a T500 bet. Trimble called and they both checked the turn card 
. When the river fell the 
Silver checked once more and with all those spades on the board Trimble bet 2,000 and then decided to have another look at his cards?
“Got a spade?” Silver asked but was answered only with a smile. Silver called and saw the 
. “You have a spade.” Silver said and mucked.
Silver faced off against Willie Tann in the next hand, check-calling a bet of 1,600 from Tann on a flop of 
. The turn card was the 
and Silver check called a 2,500 bet from Tann. They both checked the river 
and Tann showed his 
for the flopped straight saying, “I can’t bet anymore in case you have the ace.”
Silver just nodded in agreement, left to reflect on a couple of pots that didn’t go his way to knock him just below starting stack.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
18,000 | -2,000 |