The Art of Not Folding

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With Ernst Christian Stratmeyer already all in on the {6-Spades} {8-Spades} {3-Hearts} flop, Artem Litvinov checked the {6-Diamonds} turn and Alexander Roumeliotis bet 8,500. The Russian looked pained for several minutes before moving all in and his Swedish opponent instantly called.

Stratmeyer: {A-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds}
Roumeliotis: {A-Clubs} {A-Hearts}
Litvinov: {Q-Clubs} {6-Clubs}

Litvinov's theatrics paid off and the {9-Hearts} river sent the other two players to the rail. Litvinov declared, "I bubbled the �50k yesterday, I'm going home tomorrow, I'm going to play every hand..."