Drawing into the Best Hand

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Todd Brunson hasn't been able to get much traction since the rebuy period ended yesterday. He hit a high-water mark close to 200,000 chips but has slowly ground down from there. Having people hit smooth eights against him never helps.

Brunson raised under the gun to 7,000. Shawn Sheikhan called from the small blind and drew one. Brunson elected to stand pat. After the draw, Sheikhan bet 15,000. Was it a bluff? Brunson called with a ten-high to find out.

It was not a bluff. Sheikhan drew into a smooth 8, and Brunson's stack took another hit.

Tags: Shawn Sheikhan Todd Brunson