Uspenskii Runs a Successful Bluff
Patrik Antonius raised with the 
in the cutoff and Vladimir Troyanovskiy defended his big blind with the 
. On the 
flop, Troyanovskiy checked and called a bet of 10,000 by Antonius.
Both checked the 
turn and the 
triggered a bet of 28,000 by Troyanovskiy, who claimed the pot without showdown.
Ivan Leow then raised to 13,000 with the 
and Antonius called with 
, as did Konstantin Uspenskii in the big blind with 
. The 
flop brought a check by Uspenskii, Leow bet 13,000 and Uspenskii called out of turn. Antonius called and the call of Uspenskii stood.
On the 
turn, Uspenskii checked again and both his opponents checked behind. The 
river completed the board and Uspenskii carefully cut out some chips, one time bank was activated. Uspenskii bet 80,000 and that won the pot uncontested.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
713,000
-26,000
|
-26,000 |
|
574,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
234,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
|
||
|
185,000
3,000
|
3,000 |