Holley Jolly

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John Holley Told it Like it Was... Maybe.

Longtime circuit grinder John Holley just table talked his way through a long tank by fellow Florida Gator Gary Sanders, and while he won the 9,000 already in the pot, Holley seemed to be begging for a call.

The board read by the river and Holley fired 3,500 into the middle, forcing one player to fold relatively quickly. Sanders was reluctant to surrender so easily, and he began talking his way through the decision.

"I have a king you know..." Sanders said to Holley, letting him know he had a potential calling hand. "You have a king too maybe... what's your kicker?"

Holley, for his part, did not engage in the usual poker face routine, and rather than stare straight ahead in silence he gabbed it up with the tanking Sanders.

"Might be a four," he told Sanders, insinuating he held trips. "Could be the four..."

"A flush maybe?" Sanders continued. "Hearts out there..."

"Is there are flush out there?" asked Holley, feigning ignorance while craning his neck to study the board. "Ah, there is a flush out there... huh?"

Eventually, Sanders decided to release his hand, showing the to confirm he was not wasting everybody's time.

"If I had ace-king, I call you," he told Holley, who was busy dragging the pot.

"I guess I wish you had ace-king then..." Holley replied, ending the dialogue with a subtle dig to leave Sanders wondering where he really stood all along.