Kolb Puts Opponent To the Test

Simon Webster limped in from under the gun and saw the player on his left raise to 3,000. Action then folded around to JP Kolb, who was on the button and called. Webster came along as well and the three saw a flop of .

Webster was first to act and checked. The original raiser then made a continuation-bet of 3,000, which Kolb called. Webster folded and the turn came . The early-position player pumped the brakes, checking to Kolb.

"I'm all in," announced Kolb, putting out enough chips to put his opponent to a decision for his tournament life. The player balked at the idea, opting to send his cards to the muck instead as the pot was sent Kolb's way.

Kolb, a resident of Youngsville, LA about three hours south of here, was the eighth-place finisher of the $180 RG Deepstack event here at Horseshoe Bossier City in March, 2019. He also recently won a WSOP Circuit ring, taking down the $400 Monster Stack in Coconut Creek at the end of last month for $43,472.