A Couple of Flip Things
Jason Mann raised to 15,500 from late position, and an opponent reraised all in for 47,000 from the big blind. Mann called, tabling to his opponent's . The board came , and Mann slipped to 72,000.
"I'm bad at these flip things," said Mann afterward. But a hand shortly afterward proved otherwise.
In that one, Jeffrey Chu opened with a raise to 14,000 from the cutoff, and it folded to Mann who reraised all in for 55,000 from the big blind. Chu called, showing to Mann's . Not quite a flip, perhaps. In any event, Mann ended up better off this time, as the board came , giving him a full house.
Mann is back up to 155,000 now.