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Aussie Millions - Why Didn't You Bet?

By launchpoker, Jun 2, 2008

  When a person calls himself the "Bluff Master" you have to wonder if he is full of it. This was the name that Antonio Casale gave to himself as he sat at the final table of the Full Tilt Poker sponsored Aussie Millions. Along with him there were Mike Chrisanthopoulos, Nino Marotta, Erik Seidel, Alex Kostritsyn and Peter Ling, all gunning for that top prize.



  In this hand were Erik Seidel, raising it up pre flop with:






... to $70k, and the Bluff Master who called it discounted from the big blind while holding:






... When the flop hit:







... it looked like Casale, the oldest guy at the table by a few decades, was going to get a chance to try his bluff mastery out on Erik Seidel, who was once famously bluffed by Johnny Chan at the World Series of Poker. Casale bet out $100k, and got a call from Erik, who was far out in the lead. When the turn came, however, the tables were turned. The turn was:





... giving the Bluff Master two pair, well hidden. He bet right out again, pushing $275k to the middle. Erik called. The final card came on the river and filled up Casale's hand:





... giving him a full boat. Casale went for a final bluff and just checked. Erik paused. Why check now? He said, "Alright, I check" and when Casale turned over his hand he asked the pro, "Why didn't you bet?" Erik smiled and encouraged him along, saying, "Tricky check!"