Interesting Situation for Miller

Jeremy Geist

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The action checked to Gary Miller in late position who opened to 120,000 with only 15,000 left back. It then folded to Fiodor Martino in the small blind who flat called and the big blind folded.

Miller, who was on the exact opposite end of the table, thought that Martino said all in and he tabled his hand which was A?K?.

Martino explained that all he had done was flat call and the dealer confirmed this action to be correct. The floor was called over and a ruling was made that 15,000 chips were still in play from Miller and his hand would be face-up as they went to a flop.

The players agreed and the dealer put out 2?Q?K?. Martino was first to act and put on a smile as he could already see that Miller had hit his king and he was clearly in a bit of a pickle. None the less he tossed in the extra 15,000 and his cards were tabled.

Gary Miller: A?K?
Fiodor Martin: A?Q?

Martino had also hit a queen but would need some help to overcome the top pair of Miller. The J? turn and A? river gave both players two pair but it would be Miller who scooped after a preflop snafu almost cost him that extra 15,000.