Baxter Takes the Safe Route
Kind of an interesting hand occurred just prior to the break between Billy Baxter and Doug Booth.
Just as he had done on the previous hand, Baxter opened with a raise to 6,500 (blinds were then 1,200/2,400) -- from the cutoff this time -- and it folded around to Booth who called from the big blind. Baxter stood pat, while Booth drew one card.
Booth then bet 14,000. Baxter cut out the chips to call, then looked as though he might be going back for more. "I never call with this hand," he said, and then did just that.
Booth paused, and Baxter tabled the strong 
. Booth mucked, and Baxter scooped the pot just before the players took their intermission.
After a few hands here in Level 15, Booth has 128,000 while Baxter has 113,000. Both are a bit below the average which is about 144,000 right now.