Check-Raising the Table
The dealer turned the on fourth street, and all three men checked. Fifth street was the . Butler checked, Schwartz bet 400, and Schoengold called. Butler had one last decision to make, and he opted to check-raise to a total of 3,100. Schwartz took a minute to ponder before making the call. Not to be outdone, Schoengold matched the bet as well.
"I have a full house," said Butler.
"Let's see it," prompted Schwartz, holding his cards over the muck. Butler obliged, tabling . It was good; both of his opponents slid their cards back to the dealer, and Rhett Butler raked in a nice pot. He has climbed up close to the 30,000-chip mark. Schwartz, meanwhile, dropped a significant chunk of his stack in that hand; he is all the way down to 6,075.