Welcome to Valuetown, Mr. Lacay

A player in the cutoff seat opened the pot with a big raise to 2,400. Ludovic Lacay splashed in the call from the small blind, and it was heads up the rest of the way.

The dealer ran a flop of {3-Spades}

, and both players checked. The turn came the {2-Diamonds}

, and Lacay passed again. His opponent raised his eyebrows and stuck in a bet of 5,000 in the form of a single pink chip. Lacay flicked the call off his stack and into the pot, and the river brought the {K-Spades}

. After another check from Lacay, the aggressor stuck out a slightly-more-purple-than-pink chip worth 10,000.

Lacay would tank it up for a minute or two, and it was evident from his facial expressions that he was doing some mental gymnastics. Finally, and apparently reluctantly, he made the call.

His opponent showed {10-Spades}