Short Stacks Ashby and Turner Do Battle

Ryan Gray

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 90,000 ante

Richard Ashby raised to 130,000 from the button and Jon Turner called from the big blind.

Turner drew one, and Ashby stood pat. Turner then led out for 200,000, about a quarter of Ashby's remaining stack.

Turner entered the tank to consider his options, folding, calling, or raising all in. He puckered, he counted out a call in green 25,000 chips, and again in lavender 100,000 ones. He considered the rest of his stack, he leaned against the table rail in frustration, all the while Turner sat stone still, so concentrated on giving nothing away that a vein popped up on his forehead.

Ashby threw in the calling chips, and Turner exposed a nine-eight, and Ashby mucked.