The "Litvinov No Look"
We didn't catch exactly what happened, but apparently Bertrand Grospellier and Artem Litvinov played a hand without looking at their cards. By the time the river was out there, the board read seven-high and Grospellier and Litvinov checked their cards after having checked dark presumably on the flop and turn.
Grospellier bet 1,000. "Ok, if I look I win small pot. Now I no look and win big pot, because I am going to raise and you call" said Litvinov. It played out exactly as Litvinov said, he raised to 3,000 and Grospellier called. Litviniv showed his and indeed took it down, Grospellier mucked.
"Ok, next time we play no look with Viktor" said Litvinov, meaning that Grospellier on the button, he himself in the small blind, and Viktor Blom in the big blind would play blind if it was folded to them. Exactly that happened and Grospellier raised to 1,600 without taking a look at his cards.
"Ok" said Litvinov who reached for his chips. "No, no" laughed Blom, "This is too crazy"
Floorman Nick O'Hara than came over and informed Litvinov and the table with a friendly voice that they weren't allowed to discuss these kind of things when there were three players left in a hand.
Grospellier now wanted to grab his 1,600 back, but that wasn't allowed by the dealer of course. "Ok, I look. We friends if I look?" asked Litvinov to his neighbor. Grospellier laughed and said it was fine, "I was going to raise blind probably anyway when folded to me on the button."
Litvinov checked his cards, and mucked. Blom now took a look at his cards for the first time, and shoved all in for a little over 20,000. Grospellier checked his cards, and mucked.
You can say a lot about these High Rollers, but the play and banter is highly entertaining and the atmosphere nothing but relaxed.