Nowakowski Three-Quarters Ritzie This Time
David Nowakowski opened to 40,000 in early position and to his immediate left Joe Ritzie made it 125,000. It folded back around to Nowakowski, who threw in too many chips and a moment later announced, "I call." For a moment he looked horrified, worrying that it might be deemed another raise. But the dealer gave him change, and they saw a flop.
As it happened, Nowakowski quickly moved all in on the flop anyway, and Ritzie called.
Nowakowski:
Ritzie:
Turn:
River:
Both made players made two pair, aces and threes with a king kicker, to chop the high. Nowakowski's took the low, and he got three quarters of the pot to bump him up to 335,000, right around average. Ritzie fell back to 430,000.