False Hope for Lindgren
Level 3
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Erick Lindgren raised to 20,000 in middle position, Phil Galfond three-bet to 57,000 in the hijack, and Lindgren called.
The dealer fanned ![]()
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, both players checked, and the turn was the
. Lindgren led out for 80,000, Galfond raised to 190,000, and Lindgren called.
The river was the
, both players quickly checked, and Lindgren showed ![]()
for a pair of aces. He was out-kicked by Galfond's ![]()
, who was pushed the pot.
"You had a value bet there," Lindgren told Galfond after the hand.
"Yeahhhhhh," Galfond said, stacking his newfound chips. "I didn't know whether or not I was going to bet."
Phil Ivey snorted with laughter.
"That was a sick needle," Lindgren added. "You gave me false hope with that check."