Huge Bluff Leads to Huge Call and a Chopped Pot
PokerNews was called over to the table during a massive confrontation that was reaching it's pinnacle on the river.
On a completed board reading 4♦2♠4♥10♠4♣, Yuchen Jiang in the small blind had checked over to Renji Mae in middle position. For context, there had been a raise pre-flop by Mae and a call from Jiang with at least one large bet on the turn that was made by Mae and check-called by Jiang.
Now on the river, Jiang had checked over to Mae again who jammed for a little over 200,000 which represented just over what was already in the pot.
Jiang then entered the tank and spent a full four to five minutes there. No one at the table wanted to call the clock because it was such a big decision, but eventually, a player did call the clock.
Before tournament staff could get to the table to count Jiang down, he had tossed in a calling chip, which Mae didn't seem super happy about.
Much to his delight, Jiang turned up the A♠Q♥, allowing Mae to breathe a sigh of relief and turn over the A♣Q♠.
The table let out a collective gasp as it became clear just how big an all in bluff Mae had made and how huge a bluff catch call Jiang had made.
Each took their half of the pot and both were happy to be out of the blender and onto the next hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
|
|
290,000
290,000
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290,000 |