Abdurahim Caliskan Forces Marios Theophanous to Fold Better

Around 85,000 was in the middle already in a hand between Abdurahim Caliskan in middle position, and Marios Theophanous in the big blind, on a board of .

Theophanous checks to his opponent, who moves all in for around 145,000. Theophanous goes into the tank, and after some deliberation, asks Caliskan “if I fold you’ll show?”. Caliskan gave an ambiguous response, and Theophanous open-folded for top pair nines. 

Caliskan showed for a pair of sixes and raked in the pot, with Theophanous musing “I knew you had a pocket pair, just wasn’t sure if it was an overpair”.

Marios Theophanous – 580,000 (96 bb)
Abdurahim Caliskan – 230,000 (38 bb)