Mascagni Over Tonking
William Tonking is sporting a Dallas jersey today, and was excited early on as his Cowboys won an important overtime game versus the Pittsburgh Steelers, the game playing out on the television screens here in the poker room.
That game now over, Tonking has been focusing more on maintaining his slightly above average chip stack, and just now opened with a button raise to further that cause. Coury Mascagni defended his big blind, and the pair saw the flop come 
. Mascagni considered for a moment then checked, and Tonking checked behind.
The turn brought the 
and Mascagni checked again. Tonking bet 13,000 this time, and Mascagni eyed his opponent for a short while before setting out a raise to 60,000. Like a team punting away on fourth-and-long, Tonking quickly pitched his cards dealerward.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
305,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
|
155,000
41,000
|
41,000 |