A player under the gun opened to 500. Marty Gorenc called in early position. It was heads up to the flop. The player first to act checked. Gorenc bet 500. His opponent check-called.
The turn came the and was checked around. The completed the board. The player under the gun checked it to Gorenc who bet 2,000. He check-called again.
Gorenc showed for quads and his opponent sent his hand to the muck.
Action folded to Jon Turner in middle position who moved all in for a total of 1,900. The player in the cutoff called. The player on the button reshoved for a total of 14,000. The blinds folded and the player in the cutoff let his hand go.
Turner:
Opponent:
''You had an ace?'' Turner asked the player in the cutoff.
''Yeah, I had two overs,'' he answered
The board ran out and Turned still hit an ace to triple up.
Maurice Hawkins called preflop in position and it was a heads-up flop of .
The preflop aggressor continued for 900 which saw an instant call from Hawkins.
The turn was the and the price of poker went up to 1,600 — not a deterrent to Hawkins who called just as quickly.
The river was the and it was checked to Hawkins who bet 5,100. Any chance of a cheap showdown evaporated as that got a fold and the pot was pushed to Hawkins.