Can Tschernigg Fold Kings Preflop?
Mihai Niste opened the action to 5,000 before Boris Tabiyev three-bet from the hijack. The action folded to Peter Tschernigg in the big blind and he four-bet to 31,500. Niste got out of the way ahead of Tabiyev jamming all in for 132,000.
Tschernigg went deep into the tank, mulling over his options for several minutes.
"You have aces?" asked Tschernigg. "I have kings."
Tschernigg extended his thinking time, ultimately calling the clock on himself. As the countdown began, he peaked at his cards one more time and open-folded K♠K♥ to gasps at the table.
"You really want to see it?" asked Tabiyev. Tschernigg agreed as did the rest of the table.
It turned out that Tschernigg's radar was spot on as Tabiyev revealed A♦A♣.
"Wow! What am I playing? Get me out of here," exclaimed Casimir Seire. "Me too," added Nicolas Chouity.
"I don't know if we're playing the same game," added Seire as Tschernigg lapped up the compliments for his fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
172,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
140,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
128,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
||
|
105,000
28,500
|
28,500 |