Phil Gordon's Aces Beat a Buffet Bet

What's a buffet bet? That'll come toward the end of the post.

Phil Gordon raises from the cutoff to 1,200, and one player calls from a blind position. The flop comes {10-Hearts}

, his opponent checks, Gordon bets 2,600, and his opponent calls. The turn card pairs the board with the {3-Clubs}

, his opponent checks, Gordon bets 4,500, and his opponent calls. The river card is the {7-Spades}

, and this is where the buffet bet comes into play.

The player in the blind position decides to bet, picking up a few chips from each of the different denominations. This is a buffet bet -- a little of this, a few of these, and a couple of those. Altogether, it adds up to about 7,000.

The actual amount doesn't matter to Gordon, who quickly calls showing {A-Hearts}