Big Stax 1100 (Day 1B): Walsh This Way

Level 2 (Blinds 75/150)
Total Day 1B Entries: 85

Ed Walsh

Three players on Table 54 limped into the hand for 150 before Matt Itkin raised to 525 from the big blind.

Ed Walsh made the call from under the gun, but the other two limpers folded.

Flop: 8♥ 6♦ 2♠

Itkin again made the bet 525 and Walsh flat-called.

Turn: 7♦

Itkin increased his bet to 1,600, once again getting flat-called by Walsh.

River: 4♣

Itkin checked before Walsh bet 2,200. Itkin seemed puzzled by the bet, as did another player across the table who wasn't even involved in the hand but asked what the bet was. Itkin made the call despite holding what we can only assume was two over cards and said "Are you serious?" when Walsh turned over pocket 3s which hit nothing on the board.

As Matt was mucking his cards, the player across the table commented on the strange "thin value" bet. Walsh said, "I was confused, too," but he certainly wasn't complaining as he stacked up the 4,325 chips he took from Itkin.