Lyons Gets a Hero Fold
As time was expiring in the previous level, the hijack saw action folded to him and opened to 1,100. Pat Lyons was next to act, three-betting to 5,300 out of the cutoff. Action folded back to the hijack and he thought for a bit.
"Here, I'll make it look like this for you," Lyons said as took five T1,000 chips into his hand and exchanged them for the T5,000 chip he had on the felt. Shortly after, the hijack called.
The flop fell 
and the hijack checked. There was a remark about Lyons putting in the rest of his stack, which was just over a pot-sized bet.
"I gotta make it look good, this hand is being reported," Lyons said, grinning as he bet 8,200. The hijack went into the tank, looking back at his own stack which was around the same size as Lyons'.
"You can't imagine I'm going to fold for that much," said Lyons.
The hijack responded as he looked to his direct left at Lyons, who was leaning back in his chair: "I'm not sure you would fold anyways. I'm just hoping you have pocket jacks and my queens are good. How's that?"
"Good," Lyons said, meeting his opponent's stare while again beginning to wear a grin.
The hijack went back into the tank for over two minutes, apologizing to the table for taking so long. Eventually, he folded.
A few players talked about the hand and the hijack again confirmed he had two queens. Somebody told Lyons he should have shown the bluff.
"I can't show it because I wasn't bluffing," responded Lyons. He was then asked if the hijack made a good fold.
"It was a good fold. I had the board beat." After all that, Lyons now finds himself back to just below starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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25,600
-2,900
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-2,900 |
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