German Sakavichyus bet 12,500, close to the size of the pot, on a board of in a blind battle with Timur Margolin. Margolin seemed like he was going to count out a call, but realizing it would have represented about half of his stack, he jammed. Sakavichyus called.
Sakavichyus:
Margolin:
Margolin was unable to catch the two pair as a hit the river.
The flop read and Marlieke Veen checked over to Allen Kessler. Kessler fired out 800, the third player in the hand folded, and action was back on Veen. She called to see fourth street.
The turn was the and action checked to Kessler once more. Without missing a beat, he reached for chips and moved 1,300 into the middle, Veen stuck around once more.
The river was the and Veen knocked the table one final time. Kessler did the same and he rolled over for top pair. Veen flashed before her hand was pulled into the muck. Kessler won the pot and increased his stack to about 35,500.
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We found Chino Rheem all in for over 20,000 after an opponent bet 3,500 on a board of . The player tanked for awhile before flicking his cards to the middle, and Rheem moved to muck as well.
"Gotta show the bluff," Andy Frankenberger said.
Another player said he had a piece of the flop and suggested Rheem was indeed bluffing.
Rheem offered to show, but he said his opponent owed him a show of his choice if he did. The player agreed, and Rheem showed .
"Bluff, a pure bluff," Rheem said. "What, you think I sit down, first level... it's Chino Rheem, he just can't help himself."
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In a hand that stretched well into the break, Mike Dentale was considering calling off his stack in a blind battle against Steve Gross, who had put Dentale all in for about 11,000. The bet was roughly the size of the pot on the board, and Dentale was clearly struggling with the decision, staring at his opponent long after the room emptied.
"It's sick," Dentale said before muttering to himself for awhile as he tried to decipher Gross' hand.
Dentale gave his opponent another stare, grinning. Gross let out a laugh and grinned back.
"If this wasn't a 10K, I think I'd call," Dentale said before folding, saying he let ace-queen go.
in a blind battle with Timur Margolin. Margolin seemed like he was going to count out a call, but realizing it would have represented about half of his stack, he jammed. Sakavichyus called.
hit the river.
and Marlieke Veen checked over to Allen Kessler. Kessler fired out 800, the third player in the hand folded, and action was back on Veen. She called to see fourth street.
and action checked to Kessler once more. Without missing a beat, he reached for chips and moved 1,300 into the middle, Veen stuck around once more.
and Veen knocked the table one final time. Kessler did the same and he rolled over 
before her hand was pulled into the muck. Kessler won the pot and increased his stack to about 35,500.
board, and Dentale was clearly struggling with the decision, staring at his opponent long after the room emptied.
