$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ’n’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
Level 29: 40,000/80,000/10,000 Ante
Nipun Java raised UTG+1 to 175,000, Joshua Gibson called from the small blind, and David Prociak called from the big blind.
The flop came , and Gibson bet 260,000. Prociak folded, and Java called. The turn was the , Gibson bet 350,000, and Java called.
The river was the , Gibson checked, Java bet 700,000, and Gibson tanked for more than two minutes before he folded, asking if Java would show his cards. On the rail, Chance Kornuth shouted, “Show a bluff! For the fans!”
Java showed one card — the — as he took the pot. Kornuth yelled, “One card isn’t a bluff!”
Gibson said, “I had ace-deuce,” which would have given him bottom pair. But Java got the pot.
Nipun Java – 3,650,000 (46 bb)
Joshua Gibson – 2,375,000 (30 bb)