Ha Puts Laplante to the Test
Level 18
: Blinds 0/0, 10,000 ante
Wai Kiat Lee limped in from under the gun as did Thai Ha from early position and Robert James from middle position. Ryan Laplante checked his option on the button.
The flop came 10♣7♦7♥. Lee checked, Ha bet 50,000 and James folded. Laplante raised it up to 175,000, folding out Lee while Ha made the call.
Both players checked the A♠ turn leading to the 9♥ river. Ha bet 670,000, putting Laplante deep into the tank.
After roughly four minutes Laplante said "It would be a pretty good bluff," and folded his cards, allowing Ha to take down a decent pot without showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,840,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
||
|
1,190,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
1,010,000
-185,000
|
-185,000 |
|
|
||
|
678,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |