Thalmann Pays to See Blaettler's Boat

Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With about 55,000 in the pot on a completed board of 7♥2♣10♥4♦10♦, Walter Blaettler had bet 25,000 from middle position, and Yves Thalmann, who was seated in the cutoff, was visibly agonizing over the spot he was in. After close to a minute of tanking, Thalmann called.

Blaettler flipped over a boat with 2♠2♥, causing Thalmann to muck, and Blaettler boosted his stack up to around 200,000.