If You're Happy And Your Checking Clap Your Hands
Most poker players tap the table when they want to check their option to bet but not over on Table 5.
Chip leader Sam El Sayed opened to 8,500 from under the gun and the action folded to a late-arriving Chino Rheem in the cutoff. He was busy stacking his chips into towers of 20 when he made the call. Rheem was the only caller and it was heads-up to the 
flop.
El Sayed checked and Rheem checked but did so by clapping his hands!
"Was that a check?" asked El Sayed
The turn was the 
and El Sayed clapped his hands twice and checked. Rheem checked behind in a more traditional manner. The river was the 
and El Sayed checked again; this time by clapping three times. Rheem also checked.
"Your queen is good," said Rheem. "I have ace-high."
"You want to see my hand? I want to see yours."
Rheem turned over 
for ace-high whilst El Sayed showed 
.
"You see my hand, I want to see yours," said El Sayed
"Just ask me what I had and I will tell you," replied Rheem.
"No. I am a poker player," came the reply.
This duo are vocal at the best of times and it will be interesting to see who comes out on top in the battle to become table captain.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
425,000
49,500
|
49,500 |
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311,000
-50,000
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-50,000 |
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