Maklouf Pushing Up The Leaderboard
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John Maklouf entered the pot from middle position with a raise to 600 and found a caller from a short-stack in the big blind.
Both players checked the 
flop before the big blind fired out 1,025 when the turn landed the 
.
"How much have you got left?" asked Maklouf.
His opponent looked down at what remained of his stack before stating that a yellow chip - or a 5,000 one - would be enough.
Maklouf followed that response by tossing in a single 5,000-denomination chip, but it was ruled as a call as there was no announcement of an indication of a raise.
The dealer dropped the 
on the river and once his opponent checked, Maklouf fired out 3,000 only to force his opponent to fold.
Maklouf picked up the pot and moved to 55,000 in chips.