Laurila Makes Huge Hero Call to Take the Lead

Tero Laurila limped in with Q♠2♦ on the button, after which Hiep Ninh raised to 3,600,000 with 9♦6♣ in the big blind. Laurila made the call and called Ninh's 1,700,000 continuation-bet on the K♥K♦4♠ flop.

Ninh sized up to 4,700,000 on the 8♠ turn, but Laurila still hung around and made the call with his queen-high. The 5♠ river saw Ninh complete his triple barrel bluff with a bet of 7,900,000.

Laurila did not think long before he hero called with his queen-high. Ninh tabled his bluff and Laurila scooped up the biggest pot of the heads up, ending up with a big chip lead.