Raises, Reraises, and an Incredible Bluff as Pham Succeeds Again
Matthew Gray raised from the button to 600,000 with 
and Hong Pham defended in the big blind with 
.
The flop came 
. Pham checked and Gray made a continuation bet for 450,000. It looked like it would be a simple bet-fold hand, but Pham put in the reraise to 1,400,000 chips. Gray then three-bet to 3,500,000 and Hong, incredibly, made the call.
The turn came the 
and both players checked.
The river was the 
and the commentators wondered whether Pham would send it on the river. Pham did find the shove for 5,100,000 chips.
Gray stood up in disbelief, took his hat off in distress, rubbed his eyes, used a time bank card, and then eventually made the fold.
This was not the first time Pham had succeeded in making a bluff and this time it payed off big time, bringing her back up to 14,000,000 chips and positioning her well clear at the top once again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,000,000
4,500,000
|
4,500,000 |
|
6,900,000
-3,100,000
|
-3,100,000 |