Guillaume Da Silva raised before the flop, and Andy Black called from the blinds. The flop came out , and both players checked. When the turn brought the , Black led out with a bet of 5,000, and Da Silva called quickly. The river was the , and Black flicked out a tiny bet of 2,000. Da Silva shook his head and called, and Black showed , his two pair good enough to win.
"Most people increase their bets," said Black with a chuckle. "But I like to reduce mine."
His bets got smaller and his stack got bigger; Black is up to about 135,000 after that pot.