Reluctant Call Is Correct

Denmark's Ronnie Espensen raised to 450 from under the gun and was called by Niels Vesterlund in the cutoff, Pekka Ikonen in the small bind and Stine Byrk in the big blind.

The four looked on as the dealer fanned the flop onto the felt. Both blinds checked, Espensen continued with a 650 bet and only Vesterlund called. The turn was the and Espensen kept up his story with a bet of 1,300 and was again called.

Espensen tapped the table and check the river. Vesterlund bet 2,500 and Espensen looked rattled. He checked his hole cards, counted the chips in the pot, puffed his cheeks out and eventually made a reluctant call. He'll be glad he did because his was the best hand as Vesterlund held for only queen-high having missed his open-ended straight draw.