[user66118]
Steve Topakas is ready to mix it up early, it appears. We pick up a hand at his table with the flop showing . Topakas checks, and his lone opponent bets 1,000. Topakas calls.
Fourth street comes the , and Topakas check-calls another bet, this time for 1,500 chips.
The last card off is the , and Topakas seizes control of the betting. He leads out into the pot with a single yellow T5,000 chip. His opponent pauses briefly to consider his options before flipping his cards into the muck. Topakas opens up his hand, revealing . His flush draw missed, but it's good enough to win him a few early chips. He's up to 23,000.