Small Pots Here and There
We caught some small pots around the room. The first was a hand between Jason Mercier and Faraz Jaka. The flop had run out . Mercier checked from the small blind, Faraz bet 600 from the button, and Mercier called. The hit on the turn and both players checked. The river brought the and Mercier bet 225. Jaka called and Mercier held a to take down the pot with a pair of queens.
Another small pot was between Jeff Madsen and three other players. There was a raise to 425 preflop and we caught action with a flop of . Both players in the blinds checked and Madsen bet 1,125 from under the gun. A player in middle position called and the other opponents folded. The hit on the turn and Madsen bet 3,125. His opponent folded and Madsen shipped the pot.