Yong Picks Off Bluff
Level 2
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Rob Yong limped in from under the gun and Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 5,000. The rest of the table folded and Yong made the call.
The flop came ![]()
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and Yong check-called a bet of 3,500 from Ponakovs. The
hit the turn and Yong checked again. Ponakovs quickly fired 14,000 and Yong made the call.
The
completed the board and Yong checked a third time. Ponakovs took a moment before announcing a bet of 30,000. Yong took close to 20-seconds before tossing in a chip for the call.
Ponakovs tabled ![]()
for a queen-high bluff while Yong happily rolled over ![]()
for two pair and the best hand.
"I admire a man who fires three bullets," said Yong while he stacked up his newly acquired chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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305,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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164,000
81,000
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81,000 |
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