A Dare-ing Call
Level 27
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Stephen Dare opened for 60,000 from middle position and got a single caller in Ethan Foulkes in the small blind. As the flop came 
, Foulkes asked Dare what he had left behind, discovering it to be around 700,000. Foulkes then checked, Dare bet 85,000, and Foulkes called.
The turn was the 
. Foulkes checked again, and this time Dare bet 120,000. Foulkes came back with a raise to 320,000, and after thinking for more than two minutes, Dare called.
The river brought the 
and a fairly rapid declaration from Foulkes that he was all in. Dare went deep into the tank once more, then finally emerged to say he was calling.
"I have a ten," said Dare, showing 
. "Wow," responded Foulkes. He had a ten, too, but his 
was beat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,480,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
720,000
-960,000
|
-960,000 |