It was the battle of the blinds. James "Welcome Back" Potter raised from the small blind. James Pickering, who had the reputation of never folding his big blind, had called. The flop was . Potter fired out 4,000. Pickering raised to 8,000 and Potter called. The turn was the . Potter checked. Pickering bet 8,000. Potter check-raised to 16,000. Pickering went into the tank for a minute before he called. The river was the and Potter quickly bet 8,000. Pickering insta-folded.