Tense Moments for Juanda
Richard Yong raised to $4,000, and Wang Qiang and John Juanda both called. Tom Dwan joined them from the small blind.
Flop: - Dwan and Yong checked to Qiang, who bet $10,000. Only Juanda called.
Turn: - Qiang checked this street, and Juanda bet $34,000. Qiang slowly called.
River: - Another check from Qiang led to a careful bet of $83,500 from Juanda. Qiang dove into the tank. The first two minutes were completely silent in the studio. Not a sound from the table or the audience. Then Phil Ivey and Dwan got bored and went back to trying to convince Yong to join them in betting flops. He declined again, and Qiang was still thinking. After four or five minutes, he finally gave up his hand, and Juanda could breathe again.