Chances are pretty good that if Sam Stein is in the pot, Sam Stein is going to win the pot. Sitting in the big blind, he called a raise to 175,000 from button player Tom Marchese.
Each man checked a highly coordinated flop of . Stein took that as an invitation to bet 235,000 on the turn. Marchese called that bet, but folded for another 380,000 on the river .