Henson Gets Value On River
Ray Henson opened action under the gun with a min raise to 300. Robert Cheung was next to act, and he raised it up to 950. A player in middle position called, as did Henson, and the three saw a flop of 
. Henson checked to Cheung, who bet out 1,500. Both the third player and Henson called, and the turn came the 
, pairing the board. All three players checked, and the 
hit the river.
Henson checked for a third time, and Cheung assembled a bet of 1,500. The middle position player folded, and Henson immediately went for his chips, and tossed out a raise to 5,500. This caught Cheung off guard, as he thought it was simply going to be a quick call by Henson. Cheung was visibly confused, and started to repeatedly shake his head. After about 90 seconds of thinking, Cheung flung in the call, and Henson quickly turned over 
for trip sixes. Cheung mucked, showing 
, and Henson took the pot, upping his stack to 28,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,500
8,500
|
8,500 |
|
13,200
-6,800
|
-6,800 |
|
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