Pietsch, Like Cream, Rises
Dan Heimiller: /
Christine Pietsch: (XXX) /
Dan Heimiller was the bring in three hands in a row. The first two times he folded to completion; the third time (Christine Pietsch completed) he called.
Pietsch check-called on fourth street before betting out and then calling Heimiller's raise on fifth. Pietsch reverted to check-calling on sixth street, but on seventh she check-raised.
"Wow," said Heimiller.
"You think I was bluffing?" laughed Pietsch.
"Possible bluff," Heimiller continued. He waved his down cards - for two pair - in the air for a while, and then he folded.
Pietsch told him she rivered a straight as she raked in her new 220,000 stack.
"Well, I can't win them all," said the philosophical Heimiller. "I thought I was going to win them all..."