Not So Easy Now
Nick Binger may be a mere mortal after all. He has just lost two pots in a row to Frank Gary.
In the first, Binger raised first in from the button and Gary called. The flop came . Gary check-raised a bet from Binger, and both players put two bets in. On fourth street, the peeled off. Gary bet out. Binger shook his head and shotan eye over at his opponent. After a minute or so, Binger slammed his chips and slid his cards into the muck.
On the next hand, Binger again opened with a raise, this time from one seat over in the cutoff. Once more, Gary was the only caller. The flop came . Gary check-called a bet from Binger. The turn came the , and both players checked. The river brought the . Gary checked, Binger bet, and Gary called. Binger tabled , and was bested by the of Gary.
Nick Binger shipped two pots in a row to Gary, and has been knocked down under the 1,000,000-chip mark. Frank Gary, meanwhile, has chipped up to 411,000.