Linton Does His Bit for International Relations
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Pete Linton opens from middle position for 700 and gets called by an unfamiliar face in the big blind.
The dealer puts out a flop of 
The mystery man in the big blind checks and Linton follows up with a bet of 800 which is quickly called.
The turn is a 
and the action slows down with a check / check.
Faced with a seemingly innocuous river card of the 
mystery man in the big blind fires out 4,000.
Linton seems taken aback by the aggression on the river, and after thinking for a few minutes he decides to test his table talk.
“Where you from?” Linton asks. “France?”
“No France.” Our mystery man responds. “I tell you after.”
“I never trust a French man” Linton continues. “You got ace nine of spades? How much more you got left? I wish I had ace queen here. Arrgh, you’re torturing me now.”
Curiosity finally gets the better of Linton and he throws out the four yellow chips to call.
Mystery man shows him 
for the winning straight and Linton mucks his hand.
“You are from France.” Linton insists.
“No, no. Next time I tell you.” Says the mystery man, adding Linton’s chips to his stack.