The Raise That Wasn't Then Was

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Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

Five-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Jeff Lisandro silently tossed forward a red T500 chip from early position, intending to raise. Since he didn't announce "raise" it was deemed a call, but the players, including one gentleman in the big blind, considered it a raise.

"Check or raise," the dealer asked the player in the big blind.

The player must not have heard the dealer, pulled back his big blind, and put out a T500 chip. The dealer announced that this was a raise, confusing everyone, and Lisandro eventually re-raised to 1,400. The player in the big blind called.

The flop fell , both players checked, and the turn was the . The player in the big blind checked, Lisandro tossed out 5,000, and the player folded.