Shak's Not a Believer, but Folds All the Same

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Dan Shak has been quietly floating through the field in this tournament. He's never been at the top of the chip counts, but neither has he been close to the bottom. He opened a recent pot with a preflop raise to 4,800 that was called by the big blind. The flop was big and connected, coming all Broadway cards -- {A-Clubs}

. The big blind checked and then called a bet of 7,500 from Shak.

The turn fell {K-Spades}

, putting four cards to a straight on the board. It also brought a bet of 11,000 from the big blind. Shak eyeballed his opponent's stack and asked for a count (48,000). Finally, he remarked, "I don't think you have a jack, but I'm gonna fold." He mucked his hand.

"I think he had a jack," said another player at the table.

"Why bet if he has the jack?" Shak asked.

"So that you think he doesn't have the jack," the other player replied.

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