Cook Can't Do What, Exactly?
The flop was . Gordo, the preflop raiser, had to act first. He bet 155,000 and got calls from Grospellier and Cook both. Only Tran folded.
The turn paired the board. Gordo fired another 250,000 into the middle. Again Grospellier and Cook both called, creating a gigantic pot of almost 1.5 million chips heading into the river .
Gordo, perhaps sensing something amiss, finally slowed down. He checked. Grospellier also checked, bringing the action to Cook.
"I can't do it," Cook said after a few moments. He also checked, taking us to showdown.
Gordo: - two pair, aces and threes
Grospellier: - two pair, aces and threes
Cook: - a full house, fives ful of threes
Cook dragged the pot to increase his count to about 3 million.