Holloway Shows the Semi-Bluff
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
A player under the gun limped in, and Chad Holloway followed suit on the button. Paul Sampson in the small blind made it 75,000, and Holloway thought it over after the first player folded.
"I do have position," he mused.
"And I'm a weak player," Sampson said.
"I know better," Holloway said. "I do my research, I know you were the chip leader."
Holloway decided to call and the two saw a 
flop. Sampson fired 100,000, and Holloway called. The turn was an 
and Sampson checked. Holloway immediately moved all in. It was 525,000 effective, and Sampson tanked about three minutes.
"You look so nervous, man," he said. "Are you even breathing?"
Eventually, Sampson mucked his hand, and Holloway turned over 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
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|
525,000
-160,000
|
-160,000 |