Champ: Impressive Fold

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

Juergens (left) and Starkweather (right)

After a three-bet, three players see a flop of J♦ 8♥ 4♦ . The first player checks, Eugene 'the Tourist" Juergens bets 5k and Ben Starkweather (New York, NY) makes it 15k.

The original preflop raiser folds and Juergens goes in the tank.  He counts out the raise, counts out his total stack which is around 60k.

Juergens struggles with the decision for several minutes and eventually folds pocket queens face up.

In a show of respect Starkweather shows him pocket kings and says, "I normally don't show, but that's such a great fold."

Juergens' initial reaction, "am I great or what?"  He's genuinely appreciative and adds, "thank you for saying that."

Starkweather is one of the players going after the $3,00 bonus that goes to the end of Day 1A chip leader.