A curious hand between Carman Cavella and Ken Aldridge is not a harbinger of good things to come. Cavella opened from the small blind for 67,000 and Aldridge called from the big blind. Both players checked a small flop, . Cavella fired 80,000 on the turn, a bet that Aldridge quickly called.
When the river double-paired the board with the , both players quickly checked. Cavella turned over , while Aldridge improbably tabled . That's a chopped pot.