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Pierre Mothes Wins the Battle of the Bluffs
On the feature table, Pierre Mothes opened the action with 
for 1,200 under the gun. Besim Hot called from the small blind with 
, and Aleksandar Tomovic called with 
from the big blind.
The flop of 
was of no help to any of the players. None-the-less, Mothes made a standard continuation bet of 2,200 chips after the action was checked to him, which Tomovic called after Hot laid down his hand.
The 
came on the turn, giving Mothes a flush draw, and Tomovic drawing to two outs for a gut-shot straight. Tomovic once again checked and Mothes fired a second bullet for 4,600 chips which Tomovic called.
On the river came the 
. Tomovic opted to bet 9,000, knowing this was the only way for him to take down the pot. Mothes smelled weakness and raised the action to 26,800. After Tomovic quickly folded, Mothes shared his bluff with the better hand.