Big Bluff Fails; Vieira Doubles Sowa in Monster Pot
Most of the action was missed, as we arrived to the table on the river, but Dylan Linde was kind enough to walk us through the action.
Joao Vieira had opened under the gun to 16,000, and Gereon Sowa was the sole caller in the big blind.
On the 
flop, it was Sowa who checked to Vieira, and the Portuguese man made a continuation bet worth 21,000. Sowa check-raised to 60,000, and Vieira made the call.
The 
on the turn made both players check, and then came the river.
The 
fell, and Sowa bet 105,000, and Vieira took his time to decide what to do. Eventually, Vieira grabbed 240,000 in chips, put that on a 100,000 stack worth of 5,000 chips, and slid the entire tower worth 340,000 forward.
Sowa wasn't really happy, but you could tell he wasn't really ready to let go of his hand either. After some thinking, he made the call, and it was clear Vieira was caught with his hand in the cookie jar. Vieira showed the 
, but that was no match for Sowa's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
939,000
459,000
|
459,000 |
|
363,000
-437,000
|
-437,000 |
|
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