You Can't Fool Markin (With Such a Tiny Little Bet)
Leonid Markin, who won EPT Prague's €50,000 High Roller for €771,360 last December, is playing today and is off to a reasonable start. He's up from the 30,000 starting stack, let's keep it that.
He was just seen checking a 
flop after having opened under-the-gun. The big blind had already checked, and Markin's other opponent behind him checked as well.
The 
on the turn was for free and the big blind tossed in 400 in chips. Markin glanced over to the third player involved before calling. Markin's left hand neighbor folded and Markin and the big blind saw a river.
The 
made for two pair and an ace on the board, and the big blind bet out 375. Markin made the call without having to give it too much thoughts.
The big blind showed 
for not much of anything, Markin tabled 
and received the chips in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,000
1,000
|
1,000 |