Brenes Lets One Go; Then Nearly Triples Up
Humberto Brenes opened to 400 from middle position and found one caller from his opponent in the cutoff seat.
The flop came 
and both players checked.
The turn brought the 
and Brenes checked once more - prompting a bet from his opponent.
"Do you bluff?" Brenes asked.
"I'm too old to bluff," his opponent replied.
"Okay," Brenes said. He then revealed the 
and 
one-by-one and mucked his hand.
His opponent mucked without showing.
"Good fold, sir," he said.
"No no, it was a bad fold," Brenes said with a smile.
Just a few hands later, we noticed Brenes was all-in preflop against two other opponents and hands were revealed.
Brenes: 
Opponent #1: 
Opponent #2: 
The player with had everyone covered, while the player with pocket fours was the short stack. The board ran out 
and Brenes' queens held for the near triple-up.
Brenes is now up to 12,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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12,000
9,000
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9,000 |
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