Value Bluff by Staats
Level 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
From middle position, Chris Staats bet 5,000 on a completed board of 
. His opponent on the left asked if Staats had anything, and Staats double-checked his holding as if to see. The player on his left splashed in a call, and Staats tabled 
for an ace-high bluff. However, his kicker played against 
.
"That was not a value-bet," he said with a laugh.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
against the 
his opponent held. Neither player connected with the board, but Wolf won the pot and earned the elimination with queen-high.
, three players checked to Andy Philachack, who bet 3,500 into a pot of about 18,000 from the button. The big blind called before Matthew Lapossie made it 11,000 to go after another player folded. Philachack dropped in a raise to about 25,000, and Lapossie quickly followed the big blind into the muck.
and Ho was in the lead with 
.
and Hine led out for 6,500. Yaw shoved around 41,500, Philachack came over the top all in and Hine went into the tank. After a minute, she overcalled to put her tournament life on the line.
, which completed Philachack's flush draw and left the others drawing dead. The meaningless river was the 
and both Hine and Yaw were eliminated.
, three players checked to George Bronstein, who bet 4,500 from the button. Brandon Steven shoved all in from the big blind for about 21,700, folding out the players in between. Bronstein called fairly quickly.
and 
hit.
. Tolbert had him dominated with 
, giving Tolbert's opponent a queen-high straight.
flop for 2,700. There was a bet and two calls on the flop, with Clinkscales and Wolf both calling an early position bet.
.