Moneymaker Sets a Trap

Ryan Lashmar

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

A player from under the gun bet 1,600 and received calls from a player in middle position, Chris Moneymaker in the small blind and a player in the big blind.

The flop came Q?2?5? and action checked around to the original raiser, who put in a continuation bet of 2,600. The middle position player called, Moneymaker called and the big blind folded.

Action checked through on the 5? turn and K? river. Moneymaker showed 7?5? for trip fives to take down the pot.

As he scooped the pot Moneymaker told the under-the-gun player that he was hoping for him to bluff.

"I thought about it" the under-the-gun player replied.

"You look like you wanted to" said Moneymaker.