Is That a Tell?
Brian Whiteman opened up the action with a raise to 2,500 from middle position. Heng Zhang came over the top from the cutoff by making it 7,500 before Richard Ham opted to jam from the big blind, for 26,500.
Action was back on Whiteman, who went into the tank and was clearly in a tough spot. On the other side of the table, Zhang was standing up and recording the table with his tablet-sized phone, despite preflop action not having completed. Whiteman looked at Ham, then at Zhang, and ended up deciding on a fold. Zhang kept recording and snap-called.
Richard Ham: A♣Q♥ 
Heng Zhang: A♠A♥
It seemed that Ham already knew he was up against the goods, as he too was up and out of his chair before the cards were tabled. He couldn't find a miracle, only a needle on the 9♣3♥3♦J♣Q♠ runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000
24,700
|
24,700 |
|
65,500
43,200
|
43,200 |
|
Busted |