Barakat Gives Up Trying to Bluff Steinbrenner

Tim Baker

Level 24 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Youness Barakat limped the button and Justin Steinbrenner checked his option from the big blind.

Steinbrenner check-called Barakat's bet of 350,000 on the A♥8♦9♣ flop.

A 7♠ rolled off on the turn, and Steinbrenner check-called a second bet from Barakat, this time for 1,000,000.

Both players checked the K♦ river and Steinbrenner showed a straight with Q♦8♣6♦5♦. This won Steinbrenner the pot, as Barakat mucked Q♥J♥4♦4♣.