James Calderaro Fails to Bluff Derrick Cutler Off Trip Aces

Photo:  WPT Champions Club member James Calderaro, with his son Anthony standing behind him.

bestbet Bounty James Calderaro raises from the hijack to 2,100, and Derrick Cutler calls from the big blind. The flop comes , Cutler checks, Calderaro bets 3,100, and Cutler calls.

The turn card is the , Cutler checks, Calderaro bets 7,000, and Cutler thinks for a while before he calls.

The river card pairs the board with the , and Cutler bets out 8,100. Calderaro thinks for a while before he raises to 25,000, and Cutler thinks for a while before he calls.

Calderaro shows for an eight-high bluff, and Cutler turns over to win the pot with trip aces.

Derrick Cutler  –  82,000  (103 bb)
James Calderaro  –  130,000  (163 bb)