Checking to Induce on the River
Table 29 is starting to get very interesting. We have Daniel Drescher, Andrew Teng, Jim Collopy and Team Pokerstars Pro Daniel Minieri all playing mind games with one another.
We pick up this hand after Minieri had been away from the table for a long time while talking on his phone. He returned to make a raise of 1,000 from early position which received a call from the cut-off and Collopy who was sat in the Big Blind. The flop was . Collopy checked to Minieri who bet 2,150. The cut-off folded and Collopy called. Now to the turn which was the , Minieri had his head bowed and Collopy looked straight forward - eyes concealed by shades. Collopy once again checked and this time Minieri bet 4,450 and again Collopy made the call. The river was the and Collopy checked for the third time. Minieri also checked and Collopy dropped his head for the first time throughout the hand as he showed an exasperated for the full house. Minieri escpaed that little trap but his stack has dwindled to ~45,000