Toth Holds On To His Ace

David Salituro

Niveau 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Istvan Toth and Neel Murthy built a pot of around 200,000 by the turn with the board showing 2♠3♦4♣2♥ when Murthy bet 90,000 in middle position.

Toth, in early position, tanked for several minutes until he called. The river came the 5♥ and Toth checked over to Murthy, who quickly checked back.

"Do you have the ace," Murthy asked, and Toth answered in the affirmative by turning over A♥J♣ for a straight.

"You couldn't let go? You had to call that 90," Murthy said as he mucked. "Actually, I wanted you to call," he added.