Mahmoud Shows the Bluff
Level 15
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
A big pot was brewing between Aleksandr Blokhin and Yassin Mahmoud. There were already around 900,000 chips in the pot on a 2♥7♣J♥ flop when Blokhin checked from the big blind and Mahmoud fired 200,000 from under the gun. Blokhin called.
A 9♥ hit the turn and again Blokhin checked, and again Mahmoud fired. A bet of 525,000 was counted out and slid forward, then without much thinking, Blokhin called.
When the 5♠ hit the river, Blokhin checked for a third time and after counting out his stack, which had a little less than 2,000,000 in it, Mahmoud bet 825,000. Blokhin used his full 30-second allowance and ultimately decided on a fold.
"I was bluffing," said Mahmoud as he showed A♣2♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,800,000
3,975,000
|
3,975,000 |
|
4,500,000
3,250,000
|
3,250,000 |