Renee Xie raises and Turk calls in the big blind
Turk 10,000
Xie calls
Turk 25,000
Xie calls
Turk "I am going to make it really expensive now"
50,000
Xie thinks
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Turk begins to talk, a mastercalss of speechplay that lasts 7-8 minutes
"If you call and win you are chip leader. If you call and lose you are crippled"
"I know you have a pair of kings. I beat a pair of kings. Ask anyone around the table. I can have 5-6,6-8, 7-10, 5-9, 7-4,Q-8"
Xie reflects "I don't have a pair of kings"
Turk continues "You do have a pair of kings. If you call with a pair of Kings here its back to £5 rebuys at Gala for you"
Someone should tell the Mad one not to speak with his mouth open
Xie is good natured though
Turk continues
"Spread the pot for her. Look at that value!" he tells Xie
"Must be 100,000 in there"
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"Maybe you want to call"
Xie asks him "Do you have a straight?"
"No, er, yes, er maybe" says Turk helpfully
Xie "I have a seven"
Turk is up off his seat "You have a SEVEN?"
"Oh no you have a seven, I have this wrong"
Xie continues to ponder
"I am screwed" continues Turk
"I am a gentleman though, never call a clock, take your time"
About 12 minutes has passed now
Turk calls a clock
Turk call over players from the next table
"Look, she might pass a seven here. You'd be all in with a seven here wouldn't you?" he asks the assembled throng
With seconds to go, Xie passes.
Turk pauses
Looks at her
"I bluffed you. Again" he says quietly, and stacks the chips
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