Hachem Forced to Fold
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
With the board reading , Joe Hachem fired out a bet of 43,500 into Romik Vartzar. Vartzar fought back with an all-in shove for his 444,000 chips. That had Hachem covered, who sat with about 300,000 behind. After a couple minutes in the tank and some table talk, Hachem folded he hand, claiming to fold a jack. At one point during his chatter, Hachem mentioned that he felt Vartzar had the .
After Hachem folded, Vartzar said, "You should always trust your first instinct, it's usually right. That's the first thing I learned in poker." He then showed the to Hachem.