Hansen Plays it Safe
Level 11
Stud-8
Thor Hansen: (X)(X) / / (X)
Michael Binger: (X)(X) / / (X)
Michael Binger checked seventh, and Thor Hansen was about to bet but changed his mind and checked behind. Hansen started with and caught the to make fives up and an eight-five low. That was good enough to scoop Binger's , which never turned into more than a pair of sixes and a losing low.
Hansen's scoop put him up to 38,000, leaving Binger with around 70,000. "Let me know the next time you have that big a hand," Binger told him. "Never raised, never nothing."