The button opened to 2,500, and Joao Barbosa called from the small blind. Both checked the flop. The turn was the , and Barbosa checked again. His opponent bet 3,000, and Joao made the call. The river brought the and a third check from Barbosa. The button duly played his part, betting 6,000. Barbosa quickly raised to 23,000, and without skipping a beat, his opponent mucked and looked like he should have known better. Barbosa is up to 74,000.