D'Agostino Chips Up

With 6,000 in the pot on a flop of [AcQhTh], the small blind checks, a player in middle position checks, and John D’Agostino bets 2,300 from the cutoff. Both players call, and the turn is the [7d]. Both players check, D’Agostino bets 7,200, the small blind calls, and the other play folds.

The river is the [3s]. The small blind checks and D’Agostino bets 6,500.

"About to go home," says the small blind. "How much is it?"

The 6,500 represents a little less than half of his stack.

"Going to the poor house," says the small blind as he throws in his call.

"Ace-ten," says D’Agostino. "That’s good," says the small blind, showing his [AdJd]. After winning this pot, D’Agostino is up to 52,000.