"Couldn't Leave my Soldier Out There to Die"

We happened upon an interesting hand with 170,000 or so already pulled into the pot and a board reading . Dan Perper was in middle position and contemplating a big bet of 275,000 from Dee Tiller on the button.

We're not sure how long Perper had been thinking, but we arrived just in time to hear Tiller say, "Good call."

Perper hadn't acted yet and it was Tiller's way of throwing his opponent off his game. It appeared to do the trick as Perper, who had chips in his hand, set them down, leaned back in his chair and stated that the comment was off.

A few moments later Tiller added, "Clock, he was never gonna call."

The floor arrived to begin the one-minute countdown and about 30 seconds in Perper released his hand.

"I didn't want you to call," Tiller said with a big smile as he showed the for a missed flush. "I couldn't leave my soldiers out there to die."