Moorman Stumbles
Lawrie Inman raised to 5,500 to open the pot only to see Chris Moorman three-bet to 13,500 from the button. Inman called, and the two men took a flop of , and Inman checked it over. Moorman continued out with 15,700 chips, but Inman wanted to play for more. Or, maybe. He slid out a tall tower of yellow chips totaling 30,000, and the dealer made him put in an extra 1,400 for a legal raise. Moorman was stopped a bit dead in his tracks, and he shot a few quizzical looks across the table. Stacking up raising chips, Moorman slid out 15,700 chips to match Inman's raise, then clicked it back again with another 15,700 chips on top -- a total bet of 47,100. Inman announced an all-in shove in response, and Moorman couldn't have folded any quicker.
That three-bet took more than half of Moorman's stack, and he's left with just about 45,000 now, and unable to afford another misstep like that one.