Salmon Picks Off Yaroshevskyy's All-In Bluff
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Igor Yaroshevskyy raised to 14,000 in middle position, and James Salmon called in the cutoff. Yaroshevskyy put in a small continuation-bet of 12,000 on a 
flop, and Salmon made it 28,000 to go. Yaroshevskyy came back with 100,000, and Salmon called after some thought. Yaroshevskyy barreled again with 127,000 on the 
turn, and Salmon again went nowhere. The river was a 
. Yaroshevskyy counted his stack and then moved all in. Salmon called it off after thinking a minute or two for 240,000.
Yaroshevskyy opened 
for an eight-high bluff, and Salmon showed 
. He collected the huge pot with top pair, surging into the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
979,000
481,000
|
481,000 |
|
488,000
-513,000
|
-513,000 |