Cohen Check-Calls His Way to Victory

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Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 5,000 ante

Alex Wice was involved, so the hand went at lightning speed.

Wice min-raised from the button and Lucien Cohen called in the big blind. Cohen check-called 200,000 on the {4-Hearts} {j-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} flop, 450,000 on the {a-Clubs} turn and finally 600,000 on the {k-Clubs} river; Wice turned over {j-Clubs} {10-Diamonds} and then impatiently motioned for the dealer to hand the pot to Cohen, who'd turned over {a-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} . There was a slight delay as Cohen jumped up and bellowed, "YESSS!!!" almost perforating this blogger's eardrum, then produced his giant plastic rat and put it on the table. Kenny Hallaert picked up said rat and tossed it on the floor while Cohen was still celebrating.