Buchalter Makes Massive Call
Level 23
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Yehuda Buchalter opened under the gun to 100,000. His only customer was Yinjie Mei out of the small blind. Action checked through on a flop of 9♠Q♦4♥, prompting Mei to lead out for 160,000 on the 7♣ turn. Buchalter called, and both players saw the K♠ river.
Mei didn't slow down, pushing forward a massive stack, good for a pot-sized bet of 580,000. Buchalter didn't take too long before calling, and Mei sheepishly showed A♥10♣9♥6♥2♦ for a pair of nines. Buchalter tabled A♣K♣10♦4♦2♠, having not believed his opponent and making the correct call with just top and bottom pair.