Laidlaw Catches a Bluff
Level 9
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Daniel Laidlaw and Hongsheng Lin were heads up after the 
runout.
Laidlaw led out for 1,000, which was raised by Lin to 4,000. Laidlaw took some time before announcing all in, committing the remaining 42,000 in Lin's stack. Lin mucked his hand, and Laidlaw added to his growing stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
138,000
106,500
|
106,500 |
|
42,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
and found calls from David Gassian in middle position and Tom Orpaz in big blind.
turn, producing a fold from Jordon and a call from Gassian. Orpaz shoved on the 
. From the button, Julien Sitbon bet 5,000. Adrian Cazacu raised all in and Sitbon called after a moment.
while Cazacu had the lead with the 
. But the turn sent Sitbon into the lead as the 
came off. The river was the 
to secure the double up for him.
. Action went check-check. The river came the 
. Bihl jammed all in with the stakes fairly even. Boatman swiftly folded and Bihl gathered the pot.
runout. Melten added to his stack as Melten exited the tournament room.
top set. El Barrak stood up but the turn provided some slight hope as the