Zero Equity Bluff

Table 19 just witnessed a zero equity bluff, three players from the bubble.

On an flop, the player who raised from middle position made a 60,000-chip continuation bet, with the player in the cutoff making the call. The turn brought the , which both players opted to check. The then paired the board on the river, with the player in middle position going for another 60,000. He was quickly min-raised to 120,000 and, with a huge amount of reluctance, announced, "I have to call," and threw an additional 60,000 into what he thought was the abyss.

The player in the cutoff turned over and, after scanning the board for a full house including these cards, the middle position player revealed and was more than releived to be dragging this pot.