Muehloecker vs. Kassouf
William Kassouf raised from the hijack and saw Thomas Muehloecker three-bet to 8,200. The rest of the players folded, and Kassouf called.
The flop fell , and Kassouf checked. Muehloecker went into thinking mode for almost 45 seconds, using a time extension in the process, before he bet 6,300.
Kassouf made the call, and the turn card was the . Kassouf checked again and Muehloecker thought for 20 seconds before he placed 30,000 into the middle.
Kassouf was sitting with a 22,000 stack and would have to put his tournament life on the line to call. He paused for close to 30 seconds and rechecked his hand before he folded.
"Show the bluff, it's good for the game," said Kassouf.
Muehloecker checked his holding and revealed just the one card, the .
"Nice bluff" responded Kassouf.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Thomas Muehloecker |
63,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
William Kassouf |
22,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |