Leonid Markin Bluffs it All (And Gets Away with it)!
Level 22
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Leonid Markin opened the button for 320,000 and received calls from Stephen Chidwick (small blind) and Paul Newey (big blind).
The flop came 
and both blinds checked to initial raiser Markin who fired 460,000. Chidwick made the call, Newey folded.
The 
on the turn made Chidwick check again, and call the 550,000 bet that followed.
The 
completed the board and Chidwick checked for a third time. Markin shoved all in and Chidwick asked if it was more than 2.9 million, the stack he had in front of him. Markin counted his stack completely calm, and said it was 3,210,000.
Chidwick folded after some thinking. Markin smiled, showed 
, and raked in the big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,380,000
2,380,000
|
2,380,000 |
|
3,500,000
-1,435,000
|
-1,435,000 |
|
2,870,000
-930,000
|
-930,000 |