Carpenter Rebuilds His Stack, Cripples Luske.

Marcel Luske open-limps from middle position, Mahir Cakmak calls on the button, Tomaz Kogovsek completes his small blind and Tom Carpenter sees a free flop from the big blind.

The four players see the flop come down [Jh][5d][5c]. Kogovsek checks, Carpenter checks, Luske leads for 1,500 and both Cakmak and Kogovsek fold. Carpenter, however, check-raises to 3,800 but Luske snap-calls.

The turn is the [Th] and Carpenter keeps to his story and bets out 5,200 chips. Again, Luske beats him into the pot with a call. The river is the [9s] and Carpenter picks up his remaining chips nd moves all in. The amount to call is 20,975, and call is exactly what Luske does.

“Five,” says Carpenter as he turns over [5s][3d] for trip fives. Luske shows the [Jd] and is left with just 775 chips.