The Price of Information
It folded around to Julien Labuissiere who raised to 1,000 from the button. Only the player in the small blind called. The two players looked at each other as the flop was being dealt and exchanged animated, wordless nods with one another, as if they were mutually accepting the challenge to come.
Both wore half-grins as the flop came 
. The small blind checked, Labuissiere bet 700, and when his opponent called, Labuissiere rechecked his cards. The turn was the 
. Again, the player in the small blind checked, and when Labuissiere bet 2,000, his opponent was the one rechecking his cards. After a bit of thought, he made the call.
The river was the 
. The SB stared ahead for a while, then tapped a single finger on the felt. Labuissiere pulled together some chips and bet 5,200, prompting his opponent to take a swig of Red Bull, then exhale loudly.
"It takes a lot of money for me to figure out how you play," said the player. Labuissiere sat motionless in non-response. Finally his opponent called, Labuissiere turned over 
for a straight, and his opponent mucked.
Labuissiere moves back up to 33,000 on that one.