Engel Picks Off Herm
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Ari Engel defended his big blind from a min-raise by Mark Herm, who was on the button. The flop came 
and Engel checked. Herm checked it back, seeing a 
. Engel checked again, this time calling 28,000. On the 
river, Engel checked a final time.
"How much is in the pot?" Herm asked.
Informed it was 128,000, he slid in 113,000 in short order. Engel took a long time to think, about three minutes. He apologized to the other players and continued to think for about another 30 seconds, and then dropped calling chips in.
"Ace-ten high," Herm announced.
"No good, obviously," Engel said, waiting for Herm to expose his hand.
Eventually, Herm tabled 
, and Engel showed 
for queens up.
"Wow, wizards," someone said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
490,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
||
|
370,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |