Not many can pull the trigger against Phil Ivy the way Rui Cao did on the river. I wasn't able to get a hold of the full session played between these two but I assume Ivy had already picked up on a major tell of Rui Cao prior to this hand.

The speed and poise in which Rui Cao made his bets with could have been enough to make any player throw away an A7 on a board like that. Ivy's subtle but eerie look over to Cao just before throwing his chips in was enough to let any player know that Ivy wasn't going anywhere...

Surely Cao had no other choice but to commend Ivy on his call as he was to make up for the fact that Ivy caught him with his pants down - an all too familiar feeling in the poker world for some, who painfully find out that in the end... their Bluff just isn't big enough.

Poker / courage

How Big is Your Bluff?

How Big is Your Bluff?

How Big is Your Bluff?