Hammerling Suckers Siegmund With Value
Philip Hammerling raised to 35,000 from early position and picked up Jeremiah Siegmund from the button. After the flop fell 
, the scare card froze both players into tapping the table.
The turn card came 
and Hammerling checked once more, prompting Siegmund to fire a bet of 40,000. Hammerling called and the river card was the 
.
Hammerling checked for a third time and Siegmund pounced on the show of weakness with a 55,000 bet. Now Hammerling paused for a minute before cutting out a raise, making it 134,000 to go.
Siegmund went into the tank and eventually asked the dealer "Am I allowed to ask him if he will after I fold?" When he was informed that he could do so, Siegmund asked Hammerling whether or not that deal sounded equitable. Hammerling responded by telling his opponent that he would show if Siegmund reciprocated and revealed his mucked hand.
An agreement was reached and Siegmund folded his 
face up, and then watched as Hammerling smiled a bit while showing his 
. The post-oak bluff had worked to perfection, and Siegmund was left questioning his play on the hand.