Bluff or Value Bet

Juan Carlos Navarro limped into the pot in middle position, and Antony Lellouche raised to 5,200 from the small blind. Andre Paiva has chips to splash around with, and both he and Navarro came along with calls.

Three-handed then, the flop came out {10-Diamonds}

, and Lellouche fired 9,500 chips. That drew a raise to 24,000 from Paiva and a quick fold from Navarro. Lellouche didn't waste too much time making the call, and the {3-Hearts}

dropped on the turn. Paiva checked behind Lellouche this time, and the river came the {J-Diamonds}

. When Lellouche checked again, Paiva stuck in a bet of 26,000. Lellouche cut the calling chips out of his stack and toyed with the decision for a couple minutes before folding.

Paiva proudly showed his {A-Diamonds}