Wong Loves the River

We approached Table 1 as a hand was in progress between Wah Cheong Wong and one opponent. Wong bet 900 on a board of {2-Hearts}

. His opponent threw four yellow chips (T1,000) into the pot, each chip rolling crazily across the table. Wong went into the tank for about a minute, then called.

The river was the {8-Diamonds}

. Wong bet 3,500. His opponent clearly didn't like the card, but called all the same. Wong showed {Q-Hearts}

for a straight, better than his opponent's {J-Spades}

for three jacks.

"I knew that's what you had," said Carter Gill after the pot was pushed to Wong. "I asked myself what could you call the turn with. Queen-hearts, nine-hearts. The river was a half blocker bet, half value bet."

Tags: Carter Gill Wah Cheong Wong