The Big Slowdown

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The pace of play and the depth of pots have both seen drastic reductions here in the level following the dinner break. It's been hard to come by a river card these days, and even harder to find bets on multiple streets. For the sake of keeping you entertained, here's the last hand that played out on Table 4, the most activity we've seen from that table in a few orbits.

Andrew Pantling was the preflop raiser, opening to 9,000 from the small blind. In the big, Manig Loeser shot him a glance and made the call, and the dealer rolled out a {3-Diamonds} {2-Clubs} {3-Spades} flop. Both men checked to the {5-Hearts} turn where Pantling opted to fire out a bet of 12,500. Loeser didn't waste much time calling, but he'd face a much tougher decision on the next street.

The river was the {9-Diamonds} , and Pantling loaded the gun. He fired out 60,000 chips in a healthy overbet, and that took Loeser aback. He glared at his opponent for a moment before cutting out the calling chips and eyeing up the potential damage. Loeser had about 140,000 chips to his name at this point, so he was essentially considering a call for about half his stack. After several scowls and head shakes, he surrendered his cards with some vigor, electing to save that remaining stack for a better spot.