Bounty Hunter

American Jim Hunter, who has spent the last 13 years in China as a bar owner, just picked up a big Level 1 pot here in Manila thanks to an early blunder.

When one heads-up opponent bet 11 on the river, Hunter assumed he meant 1,100 and he made the call with top pair. He soon found out the bet was 11,000 - Three times the pot.

Since he'd announced a call, Hunter was obliged to do so, but lucky for him, top pair was good against a naked bluff. Tilted, Hunter's opponent soon dusted off the rest of his chips and as he hit the rail, Hunter found himself among the early leaders.