"Good Fold"
Level 5
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
On a board of 2♠J♠4♣4♥6♠ with 145,000 in the pot, Samuel Dray in the big blind bet 40,000. Garik Tamasyan in middle position put a pile of chips in front of him to raise to 130,000, but Dray understood this action as a call, so he flipped over Q♠4♠ for a flush.
A floorman was called and explained to Dray that he could do whatever he wanted as Tamasyan's action was a raise.
Dray went deep into the tank, using several time banks. "You show if I fold?" he asked in English. "Fold before," answered Tamasyan in Russian, with the dealer acting as the translator.
Dray eventually chose to fold and Tamasyan revealed the 10♠. "Good fold," he said a few minutes later.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
370,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
240,000 |