Salazar Surging With a Bluff
No-Limit Hold'em
The heads-up action was picked up with 126,000 already in the pot and a board reading 
. Aden Salazar led out from under-the-gun for 41,000. His opponent, on the button, made the call fairly quickly.
On the 
river, Salazar thought for a bit before announcing that he was all in. The button would have the effective stack of 126,000 should he make the call. He went into the tank for a minute or two, at one point telling Salazar "I got ace high," presumably hoping to be able to make a read. Eventually, me made the laydown.
Salazar, before scooping the pot, showed 
for a bluff. After seeing this, the button retrieved his cards from the nearby muck and showed the better hand with 
. Nevertheless, the pot went to Salazar who became one of the first players in the field with half a million chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
508,000
273,000
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273,000 |
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