"Lets Make a Deal" - Lets Not

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Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

Chris Hunichen opened from middle position and David Boyaciyan three bet on the button to 4,000. Sotirios Koutoupas, who finished runner up to Ramzi Jelassi in the Prague Main Event two years ago when Boyaciyan finished third, cold called from the big blind. Hunichen made the call as well.

Koutoupas and Hunichen checked on and Boyaciyan bet 3,800 in position. Koutoupas instantly folded, Hunichen made the call. Hunichen check called another 7,200 without giving it too much seat on the turn. The on the river made Hunichen check again and Boyaciyan bet out 15,100 with 15,000 behind.

Hunichen needed some time and started talking after some minutes. "Lets make a deal; if I fold I'll show you what I had, if you show what you had." No response from Boyaciyan who was sitting there relaxed, playing a bit with the toothpick in his mouth.

Hunichen continued "Can you beat a set? You have kings or ace-king?" Still no reply from Boyaciyan. "Do you really have kings?" asked Hunichen.

Eventually the American folded and Boyaciyan quietly mucked. "Show the bluff and you're my hero!" laughed Hunichen. "[I'm] not good enough to bluff" said Boyaciyan with a mysterious smirk on his face. "Yeah you are, you might have pulled one right there!" Hunichen replied. "Not good enough to bluff" replied Boyaciyan again with a little bit bigger smile this time around.

"I made the same laydown on the same runout in Florida in the $10 Million. I was wrong there, really makes me wonder," Hunichen said now to no one in particular. "Cant always be a bluff" replied the new button. In the meantime, the next hand was dealt, Boyaciyan was done stacking, and Hunichen raised again. Boyaciyan is up to 65,000 in chips.