There are hands won with chips and others won with reading, cold blood, and an almost supernatural intuition. What Andrew Robl
The action took place at an NLH table with blinds of US$500/$1,000, with a US$2,000 straddle, at a stage where every mistake costs as much as a luxury car. Justin Gavri
The flop was 10 2 A and unleashed chaos. No one had connected a pair, but all three found draws. Gavri bet US$8,000 with the nut flush draw, Kiki called with a straight draw, and Robl responded with a check-raise to US$35,000 with the second-highest flush draw. Gavri called and set the stage for a high-voltage duel.
On the turn, the 9 fell, giving Gavri a pair. However, both checked, saving the explosion for the river. And what an explosion: the 6 completed the flushes. Robl hit a queen-high flush, a monstrous hand. But Gavri had completed the nut flush, with a king-high flush.
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Robl value bet US$125,000 into a US$96,000 pot, an overbet that showed total confidence. Then Gavri shoved all-in for US$290,000. The normal thing there was to call almost before the opponent finished speaking. But Robl is not “normal”.
He thought. He smiled. He stood up. He counted again. And after more than three minutes of tanking, he threw his hand into the muck. Yes: he folded the second-best possible hand. Correctly.
The booth exploded. Nick Schulman
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