Lederer Still Better Than Yu
. Yu checked to Lederer, who bet 2,000. Yu made the call. On the
turn, Yu checked to Lederer a second time, who obliged with a bet of 5,000. Yu went into the tank for about a minute, then said, "If the queen didn't come, I was going to put you all in." He open-mucked two red fives.Lederer did not say anything in response, choosing instead to open one of his cards as the dealer pushed him the pot -- the
. "The other one had to be a seven," said Yu.
"You think I called you with queen-seven?" asked Lederer.
"No, four-seven," replied Yu.
"I played four-seven from early position?" asked Lederer. He then engaged in a side conversation when someone suggested they could justify pocket fours.
"There's no justifying fours," said Lederer. "You just have to pray they fold." Then he turned back to Yu. "I've been bluffing you all day."
Yu mentioned a hand that we reported earlier, where he folded top pair on the turn. A player in-between Yu and Lederer laughed and said, "You still remember that hand from six hours ago!"
The mind-games are afoot on Blue #1. We'll see how Lederer uses them to his advantage after dinner.