Show and (No) Tell
With the board showing 
, Sangni Zhao checked, "Amarillo Slim" Preston bet 3,500, and Zhao called. The river brought the 
. Zhao checked again, Preston bet 4,000, then Zhao pushed all in for 26,000.
Preston thought a moment, then folded, showing the 
as he did. Zhao decided to turn over one of his cards as well as he dragged the pot, also (presumably) choosing the most ambiguous one to show -- the 
.
"I'd bet anything he had the best hand," said the long-time gambler. Preston now has about 39,000 as we near the end of play on Day 1a.