Boatman Runs Aground
Level 9
: 300/600, 75 ante
The button opened to 1,350 and Barny Boatman called from the small blind. Boatman then check-called a 1,350 bet on the 
while asking his opponent, "Have you hit that flop? What are you raising with that s**t for? I don't believe you!"
The turn brought the 
into play and Boatman check-called a 3,000 bet. Boatman check-called for a third time on the 
river, this time a large bet of 7,900 only to be shown 
. By Boatman's reaction, it looks as if he also had an ace that became second best on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,000
5,800
|
5,800 |
|
||
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and over 20,000 in the middle. Annette Obrestad bet 14,100 into her heads-up opponent, Bart Hanson. Hanson thought for a while before eventually making the call.
, while Hanson tabled 
.
and those jacks held versus 
when the board ran out 
was checked by Marafioti and then bet to the tune of 2,800 from the initial raiser. Yunis folded, but Somerville raised to 7,500. Marafioti stepped out of the way and the under the gun player called.
and it was checked to Somerville, who bet a similar size to his flop raise and made it 8,500. It was enough to get the job done because his opponent folded.
and all three players checked. The turn was the 
and the player in the small blind checked. Heimiller bet 2,200 and both opponents made the call. The river was the 
and again the player from the small blind checked.
for the stone-cold bluff.
