The Good Ol' Cold Four-Bet Call-Off With Eight-Five
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Neil Patel was seated in early position and opened for what appeared to be 30,000. His neighbor, Yuan-Yuan Li, three-bet to 83,000 and the action folded to Yo-Seb Rhee in the big blind.
The Japanese player cold four-bet to 300,000 and action was on Patel. Patel shoved all in for 624,000 and Li folded. Rhee instantly grabbed a pile of 25,000 chips, dangled them above the felt for a just a couple of seconds, and called rather quickly.
Patel: 
Rhee: 
The flop came 
and Patel said, "I can work with that."
He almost jinxed it as the 
hit the turn, making Rhee and some on the rail excited. The river, however, was the 
, and Patel doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,355,000
731,000
|
731,000 |
|
560,000
-640,000
|
-640,000 |