Birlean Moves All-in

The only player in WPT history to win back-to-back Main Event titles, Marvin Rettenmaier, opens the betting with a 6,500 raise from late position. To his direct left is the creative Gabriel Birlean, who you may remember ran a huge bluff against Bodo Sbrzesny yesterday with just five-high, who calls. Daniele Scatragli is in the big blind and he squeezes to 24,500 and that is too much for Rettenmaier to pay and he folds.

Birlean waits for the count of 15 beofre announcing from behind his oversized sunglasses, “I’m all-in!”

Scatragli asks for a count and after a little confusion the dealer informs Scatragli it is 179,000 to call. Scatragli exhales loudly before counting out calling chips. It doesn’t take long for him to realise that he is almost covered by his all-in opponent and he folds.

Birlean refused to show his hand this time around.