Tom Duane's legendary bluff against Phil Ivey

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"High Stakes Poker" was the most watched poker show at the beginning of the 21st century when the time of the “boom of poker'. The broadcast itself was a telecast of the Texas Hold'em", and the participants are some of the most famous players in the world, representatives of show business and eccentric millionaires, including the late owner of the Los Angeles Lakers Jerry Bus.

One of the most colorful players in the series is undoubtedly Tom Duane, who in one of the episodes makes a phenomenal bluff against one of the legends in the game – Phil Ivey.

In the hand in question Phil Laak opened the bidding at $3,900 with an ace and nine of different suits, with 3 players calling him. From the position of the big one blind Duane decides to take a risk by doing three-bet with the nine of spades, raising the bet to $28,900. Only Phil Ivey called with Ace and 6 of Diamonds.

On the flop 10 of Diamonds, Queen of Diamonds, King of Diamonds appeared, with Tom continuing his aggression, albeit with a far weaker hand ($45,800 bet). Ivy pays, and on turned comes the 3 of spades, a neutral card that makes Phil even more of a favorite in the hand (91% vs. 9%). Duane continues to bet aggressively ($123K), receiving another payment from Ivy. The river is "6 spades" which gives Ivy a pair. Duane is only a "high card" in the case and categorically with the losing hand. However, he did not give up, shooting a whopping 268 thousand dollars in pota. Ivy agonized within 4 minutes knowing that in this position Duane is capable of serious bluffing. In the end, however, at no point does Phil get to "check" how strong Tom's hand is and only calls, giving him too little information about how strong his hand is. Ivy's final decision is to surrender the hand, and with it a pot worth $676,000!

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