Cavanaugh's River Salvation

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Stephen Ma raised to 65,000 from the button, and Casey Cavanaugh three-bet shoved from the small blind. It was 375,000 total, and Ma needed to think it over. He spent a couple long minutes in the tank, shuffling the calling chips in one hand. After a while, he eyeballed his remaining stack and dumped the call into the middle.

"You're ahead," Cavanaugh figured.

Showdown
Ma: {A-Diamonds} {2-Clubs}
Cavanaugh: {K-Spades} {Q-Clubs}

The {4-Clubs} {5-Hearts} {7-Clubs} flop was a big miss for Cavanaugh, and he stretched his arms out sideways, palms-up in plea to the poker gods.

The turn {J-Clubs} made things interesting. Cavanaugh picked up a club draw, and he and Ma were both smirking a little.

"It's a sweat," Cavanaugh quipped nervously.

"A good sweat," Ma responded.

"A good sweat," Cavanaugh repeated. "Come on, club. One time!"

The river was not a club. But the {K-Diamonds} was one of the red outs for Cavanaugh. He spiked on the end to tally the double, and he's finally back in this match.