Following a flop of , Dragan Galic's opponent checked to him from middle position and Galic, in the cutoff, bet 550 -- about a half-pot sized bet. His opponent called. The turn brought the . Again Galic's opponent checked, and this time the Croatian bet 650, only to be check-raised to 1,850 total. Galic thought a moment, then called.
The river brought the . Galic's opponent made a value-looking bet of 1,500, and exhaling frustratedly Galic pushed his cards dealerward. He's slipped to 22,000 as we near the end of the first level.