Fitzgerald Finds Out
The flop came out , and Jaoui led out with a bet of 3,600. Fitzgerald quickly flicked in an oversized calling chip, and the turn card brought the . Both men checked the action before the hit the river. Jaoui took control again with another bet, 6,500 this time. Fitzgerald paused for just a quick beat before once again calling.
Jaoui was reluctant to turn his cards over, eventually showing an airball . Fitzgerald tabled , his ace-high good enough to add a few chips to his stack.
Shortly after that hand, Oleksander Vaserfirer opened with a raise to 6,600 from the cutoff, then Fitzgerald reraised to 17,500 from the small blind. It folded back to Vaserfirer who reraised again to 40,500. Fitzgerald thought a moment, then announced he was all in. The dealer counted out his chips -- 131,600 total.
Vaserfirer thought for two minutes, then finally folded. "Queens? Ace-king?" asked Fitzgerald's tablemates. He just smiled.
Fitzgerald is up to 180,000, while Vaserfirer now sits with about 135,000.