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07-09-2008 21:28 UTC-8

A Tale of Two Bluffs

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It was the best of times (for Bertrand Grospellier), it was the worst of times (for Tiffany Michelle). Michelle tried to run a bluff on Grospellier by bettting 6,000 on the turn of a {J-Clubs}

{J-Clubs}

{9-Diamonds}

{7-Spades}

{3-Diamonds}

board, then betting 10,000 when the river fell {J-Hearts}

{J-Hearts}

. Grospellier called both bets with {5-Hearts}

{5-Hearts}

{3-Clubs}

, which turned out to be the winning hand, jacks and threes.

A few hands later, Grospellier bluffed Dave Stann by betting 17,200 on the river with the board showing {5-Hearts}

{5-Hearts}

{2-Diamonds}

{4-Diamonds}

{9-Diamonds}

{Q-Hearts}

. Stann didn't have much -- he flashed {A-?}

{A-?}

{7-?}

before mucking -- but it was more than Grospellier, who flashed {8-Spades}

{8-Spades}

{6-Spades}

. That brought some choice words from Stann, who intimated that Grospellier shouldn't keep playing that way if he values his tournament life.