Ding Flips the Script on Opponent

Herbie Teope

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Andrew Ding raised to 1,100 from early position, and then watched as a player to his left and a player on the button called.

The player in the big blind elected to three-bet to 6,000, which Ding called. The other players folded.

The dealer placed 4?K?6? on the flop, and the player in the big blind led out with 2,700. Ding didn’t take long to make the call.

The K? appeared on the turn, and it was enough to slow down the player in the big blind. Ding, however, took over the role as the aggressor and bet 5,500. The player in the big blind paused for a few seconds before making the call.

The dealer then placed 5? on the river, and the player in the big blind checked. Ding grabbed three 25,000 chips and put them out as his bet, which totaled 75,000 and more than covered his opponent.

The player in the big blind had approximately 10,200 in front of him and went deep in the tank. He alternated looking at the board for a few moments, then across the table at Ding, and finally his own chip stack before eventually folding.

“Show the bluff,” a player at the table said to Ding as the pot was being pushed his way.

“I can’t,” Ding replied. “I don’t bluff.”