Gazza's Hanging in There
Gary Ablett Jr. is still hanging around the 30,000-chip mark, but it could have been a lot bigger had he got a little more aggressive against John Eames.
The action folded to Eames who raised to 1,600 from the small blind and Ablett called from the big blind to go heads-up to a flop of . Eames led out for 2,000 and Ablett called, then after Eames checked the turn of the , Ablett fired out 6,000, leaving about 10,000 behind.
Eames thought about it for a minute or so before calling, then checked his option on the river of the . Ablett went into the tank for over two minutes before checking and rolling up for trip tens. Eames mucked his hand, but he's still looking good with a stack worth more than 42,000.
According to our field reporter, Ablett is looking quite nervous out there. We can't say we don't blame him, given that he's on a table that includes Patrik Antonius and Barny Boatman. Time to show some of that aggression that you're famous for out on the footy field, Gazza!