Don't Bluff Humberto
We approached Team PokerStar Pro (Costa Rica) Humberto Brenes' table and spotted him involved in a pot with David Etter. Etter was out of position and either bet or check-raised Humberto for 5,600 on a flop of . Humberto called, then checked behind after Etter checked the turn. With approximately 35,000 in the pot, Etter made a suspiciously small bet of 11,000 on the river. Brenes looked him up.
"Good call," said Etter. He showed .
"You bluff Humberto! No good," said Brenes as he opened . "Nice try!"
At that moment, Etter was broken away from the table. He shook hands with Brenes before leaving.
The very next hand Brenes raised pre-flop and then was three-bet by the big blind. Brenes called and faced a bet of 17,000 on a ten-high flop, . He called again. Both players checked the turn and river. The big blind showed down an unimproved .
"Everyone try to bluff me," said Brenes with mock incredulity. He opened to collect the pot. "No bluff Humberto!"
Brenes now has about 110,000 in chips.