Tulin Bluffing With the Best Hand
Level 6
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Heads-up on a board of 
, Nikolai Tulin bet 4,000 from the big blind and was called by Nejat Erman on the button.
The river came the 
and Tulin bet another 16,000. Erman tanked for about two minutes before throwing in the chips to call.
Tulin showed 
for ace high and prepared to surrender the pot, but Erman also had ace-high with 
. Tulin's eight-kicker played and he won the pot.
"I thought he had jack or king high. I never thought he had an ace," Erman conceded after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
120,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |