Ruecker Bluffs His Way to Victory
. Mizzi quickly checked it over to Ruecker, who showed no fear in firing out a continuation bet of 20,000. Mizzi called.Both players checked the
turn. When the dealer produced the 
as the river card, Mizzi opted to lead out for 51,000. Ruecker raised him to 150,000. Mizzi, with 245,000 chips behind his bet, tanked for several minutes. It was long enough that he finally called a clock on himself, and then folded.Ruecker opened
-- a stone bluff -- drawing murmurs from the rail. He moved up to 630,000 in chips.