2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
2010 PCA Main Event
Day: 6
Level: 33
Blinds: 120,000/240,000
Ante: 20,000
The turn brings the , and Gimbel taps the felt again. Reiman checks it back this time, and the completes the board. Gimbel now takes the lead with a bet of 1.2 million, and Reiman can not call.
Both players checked the flop and the falls on the turn. Reiman then fires an 860,000 bet. Gimbel thinks but then folds and Reiman takes down the pot.
Ty Reiman has the button, and he raises to 525,000. Harrison Gimbel calls from the big blind.
Both men check the flop of , and the falls on fourth street. Gimbel leads out with a bet of 600,000, and Reiman rests his head on his hand to think it over. After just a minute, he raises to 1.6 million straight. Gimbel asks the dealer to pull in the chips so he can see what he's working with. With the deliberateness of a surgeon, he begins to cut out a hefty chunk of chips from his stack. He slides out another 2 million chips for a total reraise to 3.6 million. Reiman doesn't waste too much time making the call and we've got a huge pot brewing.
The river fills out the board with the . Gimbel's next move is the big one as he quietly announces, "I'm all in." Reiman has looked disinterested the entire hand, but he asks for a count as he leans forward across the felt. The total amount is 11,990,000, and Reiman calls with the covering stack!!
Showdown
Gimbel:
Reiman:
"We chop?" asks Reiman, both men trying to figure out exactly what's transpired in this 35-million-chip pot. It is indeed a chop, and the two men take their money back as they try to lower their heart rates back to a reasonable level.
Reiman checks to Gimbel who bets another 500,000. Reiman calls and the turn brings the . Both players check 4th Street, bringing the action to the river -- .
Another check-check sequence prompts an early showdown.
"I don't have anything," says Gimbel. Reiman tables for a pair of fours which are good enough to take down the pot.
Good luck, gentlemen!