Rachid Ben Cherif Doubles Through Charlie Carrel
Rachid Ben Cherif opened with a raise to 125,000 from middle position. Charlie Carrel defended his big blind.
On the flop, Carrel checked Ben Cherif, who bet 140,000. Carrel called. The turn was the , and both players checked. On the river, Carrel checked again, and this time, Ben Cherif moved all in for just under 500,000. Carrel went into the tank. He leaned over his neighbor to get a better look at Ben Cherif.
"If I know this guy, and I do, he's got ear tells," Carrel said. "It's blinkin'. It's twitchin'."
Carrel leaned back, then cut out the amount needed to call, shuffling chips very quickly between his fingers.
"These ear tells are crazy," Carrel said. Finally, he decided to call.
Ben Cherif showed for a rivered set. Since Ben Cherif was all in, Carrel was also forced to show his for just bottom pair.
"His ear was twitching!" Carrel shouted in his defense.
Ben Cherif doubled up, while Carrel fell to just over three million.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Charlie Carrel |
3,005,000
-415,000
|
-415,000 |
Rachid Ben Cherif |
1,550,000
820,000
|
820,000 |