Steinberg Bluff-Shoves the River With Queen-High
Hand #69: Isaac Hagerling limped in, Max Steinberg raised to 90,000, and Hagerling called. Both players checked on a flop of , and the turn was the . Steinberg checked, Hagerling fired out 125,000, and Steinberg called. The river was the , Steinberg checked, and Hagerling bet 300,000. Steinberg called.
Hagerling showed for a pair of fives, but Steinberg had that beat with for a pair of kings.
Hand #70: Steinberg raised to 65,000, Hagerling called, and the dealer fanned . Hagerling led out for 85,000, Steinberg raised to 275,000, and Hagerling called. The turn was the , Hagerling checked, and Steinberg fired out 450,000. Hagerling called.
The completed the board, and Hagerling checked a second time. Steinberg announced that he was all in, wagering his remaining 1,040,000, and Hagerling tanked for quite some time before folding.
Steinberg showed for queen-high.