Hachem Bluffed

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We arrived at Tony Hachem's table to see him mulling a big decision. As was related by another player at the table, Hachem had apparently limped into the pot from early position preflop. The button player then raised to 1,400, with Hachem re-popping to 4,000 after the blinds folded. The button player called.

Hachem led out for 3,500 on a flop of {3-Hearts}

. His opponent raised to 7,000, leaving himself about 10,500 behind. And that's where we picked up the hand, with Hachem deep in the tank.

"Kings or aces?" he mused aloud. "Or a set of eights..." There were a few moments of silence, then he asked "Do you want me to fold? If you want me to fold I'll fold." We didn't hear Hachem's opponent's response, but Hachem did ultimately fold. His opponent showed a total airball, {K-Hearts}