Edward Sabat, of Lancaster, CA, has been climbing the leaderboard steadily. In a recent pot, the board shows , and his opponent puts in a bet of 1,000. Sabat stares down the player before making a raise to 2,800. The original bettor thinks for several minutes before folding his hand, and Sabat rakes in another pot. His stack of 16,000 chips puts him near the top of the field.