Small Pots Along the Rail
One table away, Tom Hall was the preflop raiser to 3,000. He was called in two spots, including by an early position limper. That limper bet out half-pot on a flop of and took down the pot, with Hall showing a reluctance to get involved.
Finally, in the center of the room it was David Chiu who raised to 2,800. He was called by both blinds, including big blind Eric Assadourian. Those players checked to Chiu on an all-Broadway flop of . Chiu's bet of 7,500 quickly folded the small blind. Assadourian studied his opponent a few moments.
"You're very nervous," said Assadourian. Then he smiled and pitched in his cards. Chiu responded by visibly over-shaking his hands and arms.