"Did That Card Match Up with Anything On the Board, Nick?"
On the 
flop, Greg Merson, Jonathan Jaffe, and Nick Schulman were involved in action together. Merson was first and checked. Jaffe was next and bet 1,850, only to get raised to 4,200 by Schulman. Merson ducked out of the way with a fold, but Jaffe thought things over and then called.
The turn was the 
, and Jaffe checked. Schulman slid forward a bet of 7,200, and that prompted Jaffe to study.
"Can I see how many pinks you have?" asked Jaffe, to which Schulman responded by cutting out his stack of pink T5,000 chips which equaled 40,000.
Jaffe took a minute, then check-raised to 17,000, verbally announcing his raise. Schulman called.
The 
completed the board on the river, and Jaffe bet 28,000. With a stack of 47,775 total, Schulman moved all in, pushing his chips forward in towers with two hands and leaning back in his chair to take a sip from his coffee cup.
It was 19,725 more to Jaffe after he requested the dealer to cut out the additional raise, and he went into the tank. Eventually, Jaffe folded his hand, but not without requesting Schulman to show. Schulman looked at one card, then looked at the other, and showed only the 
.
"Did that card match up with anything on the board, Nick?" asked Merson from across the table.
Schulman smiled with a small chuckle as he raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
122,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
||
|
86,000
-46,000
|
-46,000 |