Dealing with a Prince
With approximately 12,000 in the middle former WSOP Circuit New Orleans champion Jean "Prince" Gaspard checked to his opponent on the turn with the board reading 
. The player fired out 5,500. Gaspard raised to 9,500, only 4,000 more thinking that's all the player had left. The player tossed in the extra 4,000, but still had a tiny bit more than that so some of the other players at the table piped up about the raise not being enough. Gaspard was instructed he made the raised to 11,000, or 5,500 more. He put in the extra amount and his opponent called all in.
Gaspard tabled the 
and his opponent the 
. It was Gaspard's top pair versus the open-ended straight draw for his opponent.
The river completed the board with the 
, pairing it with sevens and missing Gaspard's opponent's straight draw. Gaspard won the pot and sent the player to the rail, building his stack to about 45,000 in chips now.
"You guys gotta know I'm a gangsta, I don't go for stuff like that," said Gaspard. "Gotta know who you're dealing with, you're dealing with a prince!"