Firing some chips in a bluff try is one factor, operating a triple-barrel bluff for half one million is one other. But that was the state of affairs enjoying out lately on the most recent episode of PokerGO’s High Stakes Poker.
With blinds of $200-$400 with a $400 huge blind ante and each a $2,000 and $4,000 straddle in place, Andrew Robl raised to $16,000 with A
J
after the desk folded round to him within the huge blind. Sameh Elamawy known as with 10
7 from the straddle and Humboldt Mike additionally known as with A
10 from the re-straddle, bringing the pot to $49,500.
At this level, Robl had a 49% probability to win the pot with Elamawy at 28% and Mike at 21%, based on the Card Player Poker Odds Calculator. The flop fell Q 5 4 and Robl checked. Elamawy additionally checked and Mike guess $29,000 with the nut flush draw.
Robl folded. With no pair or actual draw, Elamawy raised to $109,000. Mike checked his playing cards and thought a bit earlier than making the decision and bringing the pot to $267,500. He was nonetheless an 87% favourite to win the hand.
The J then hit on the flip and Mike’s hand improved to a 95% favourite. Elamawy may win the pot solely by way of bluff or by catching one of many sevens remaining within the deck. He silently stared on the flop as he thought of his motion whereas the remainder of the desk engaged in some chit chat.
Eventually, Elamawy guess $182,000 – actually placing the screws to his opponent. Mike counted out some chips and ultimately made the decision, bringing the pot to $631,500. The 8 fell on the river and Elamawy moved all in for the final of his $186,000 chips.
There wasn’t a lot fold fairness, however with solely ace-high, Mike was nonetheless left with a tricky determination. He had the very best hand however appeared to have few choices contemplating his opponent’s aggression. He finally folded and gave Elamawy a congratulatory fist bump as his opponent collected the $817,500 pot.
But after some coaxing from others on the desk, Elamawy confirmed the bluff – a lot to the chagrin of Mike.
Watch the hand play out under.
Elamawy, an Egyptian enterprise proprietor and CEO of the Scratch Services mortgage servicing firm, added considerably to his winnings on the present. He was additionally lately concerned in an enormous hand in opposition to Nikhil ‘Airball’ Arcott.
Humboldt Mike has turn out to be an everyday on poker money video games this 12 months. Readers might bear in mind his hand in opposition to Phil Hellmuth in August on No Gamble No Future that left the Poker Brat ranting and quitting the present.
