Scare Card Does the Trick

A player under the gun raised to 850, and Juan Maceiras called from middle position. The flop came {9-Spades}

. The preflop raiser bet 1,600, Maceiras raised to 3,500, and the UTG player called.

The turn was the {J-Spades}

. This time the UTG player bet 2,200, and Maceiras promptly raised to 7,000. His opponent let it go.

Maceiras showed {5-Hearts}

as he dragged the pot. His up-and-down day continues. He presently sits with 30,000.

2008 World Series of Poker