Bluff Value Bet
I only caught the end of this hand, but I was so intrigued that I pestered James Keys into submission.
According to the horse's mouth, Keys opened for 1,500, the small blind three-bet to 4,500 and Keys made the call.
The small blind then bet 4,000 and 13,000 on the flop and turn of a board, but conceded with a check on the river.
In position, Keys decided to moved his stack across the line, basically putting his shorter-stacked opponent all in for around 30,000. Despite his suspicions, the small blind released his hand.
After some poking from curious neighbours, Keys revealed for the flopped two pair turned into a bluff, later to emerge as the rarely sighted bluff value bet.
"I didn't have that beat," commented the small blind, later adding that he had . The table didn't seem convinced by the claim.