Frank Stepuchin vs. Joe Alban

With the board showing on the turn, Joe Alban checks UTG+1, Frank Stepuchin bets 3,400 from middle position, and Alban check-raises to 7,200. Stepuchin thinks for a while before he calls.

The river card is the , Alban bets 8,100, and Stepuchin tanks for a long time, at one point staring at Alban from an uncomfortably close distance (seated side-by-side). Alban remains silent and still, and eventually, Stepuchin folds. Alban takes the pot.

Joe Alban  –  53,000  (53 bb)
Frank Stepuchin  –  24,000  (24 bb)