Jonathan Little Bets a Rivered Straight, Then Gets Raised: Call or Fold?

Jonathan LittleThis week we're back at the final table of a $5,000 buy-in, no-limit hold'em event from the 2015 World Series of Poker. Just six players are left, and when the following hand takes place I have about 3.2 million with the blinds having just gone up to 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante.

The action begins with Jeff Tomlinson — whom I refer to as "J.T." in the video — raising from under the gun to 85,000. He was a middle-aged player who I did not know but who was playing reasonably well. It folded around to me in the big blind where I called with .

The flop came , giving me a gutshot, and we both checked. On the turn I led for 80,000 and my opponent called. The river then brought the…