Pagliuca Makes a Hero Check

Heads-up in a blind versus blind battle on a flop of 2♣K♥K♦, Antonio Pagliuca bet 17,000 and Vladyslav Ostapenko called in the small blind.

The turn came the 3♥ and Pagliuca bet another 50,000. Ostapenko again called and checked the Q♦ river.

Pagliuca checked back and Ostapenko showed him Q♣Q♠ for a rivered full house. Pagliuca turned over K♠J♠ to a round of "oohs" from around the table.

"How do you not bet the last card," tablemate Ariel Galactico asked him.

"I know. Two queens or two jacks," Pagliuca replied.