Johnson Picks Off a Three-Barrel Bluff
Level 28
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Give credit to Brian England for trying. He did everything he could to shake Chris Johnson off his hand. On a flop of , England checked and allowed Johnson to make a continuation-bet of 105,000. England then check-raised to 280,000. Johnson called to the turn, where he called a bet of another 350,000 from England. The river fell . England cut out 550,000 and slid the chips across the betting line. Johnson thought for around a minute before calling.
"You win," said England as he opened a stone bluff, . "Nice call."
Johnson showed down a pair of kings, , and dragged a pot worth about 2.5 million.