Winter Can't Get Traction

Sean Winter opened to 1,000 on the button Lauri Varonen made it 3,300 in the small blind. Winter called to see flop. Varonen checked and Winter bet 4,300. Varonen called and both checked the . The river paired the board with the . Varonen bet 7,100 and took the pot.

Shortly after that, Winter and Varonen played a big pot with Winter limping under the gun and calling 1,300 from Varonen. They both checked the flop and got stacks in on a board on the turn. Both held but Varonen had a gutshot to go with one overcard, while Winter had two overs to the seven for better two pair. The river bricked off and they chopped.