Knuth Goes Polar on the River
Level 21
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Daniel Knuth opened the button to 105,000 and Zdenek Zizka called from the big blind.
The flop came Q♦J♦4♦ and Zizka check-called a bet of 60,000 from Knuth to the 3♥ turn, where again he went into check-call mode when Knuth bet 230,000.
An 8♥ hit the river and after Zizka checked for a third time, Knuth over-bet to an even 1,000,000. Zizka went into the tank and was contemplating for around two minutes before he finally folded. Knuth then exhaled for around five seconds before he raked in the pot. Bluff or value? Only Knuth knows.
At the same time, Michele Tocci had his short stack in the middle and couldn't spin it up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,100,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
1,900,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
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Busted | |