Gomes Plays Possum
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and Gomes check-called a bet of 3,075.The river fell
. Gomes checked again, prompting his opponent to bet 10,075. Gomes sighed and looked down at the floor, as if his opponent had made the worst possible move. Gomes counted out a call, then replaced the chips in his stack and announced that he was all in for a total of about 29,000. It was just more than his opponent.Gomes sat back in his chair with his arms crossed over his chest. It was his opponent's turn to look down at the floor, and to grab his hair in frustration with both hands. He tanked for two minutes, virtually ensuring a fold, since tankers almost always fold. Finally he gave up the ghost, allowing Gomes to take down a pot worth about 48,000 chips.