When NBA Champion Malik Rose Bluffs, You Believe It

Photo: Malik Rose, seen here wearing a pair of Monster DNA Headphones, won two NBA championships with the San Antonio Spurs.

With the final board showing [6c4c2sQs5s] and about 13,000 already in the pot, the player in the small blind has a bet of 6,500 in front of him, and two-time NBA champion Malik Rose min-raises from the big blind to 13,000.

The small blind tanks for more than a minute before he reluctantly calls, and Rose taps the table and says, "Good call." Rose points toward the river card and says he has a pair of fives.

The small blind turns over [6d6h] for a set of sixes, and Rose mucks.

Malik Rose  –  12,500  (25 bb)

After the hand, Rose asks, "What were you scared of?" The small blind says, "That was a bad river for me. I really didn’t think you would bluff." He then apologized for taking so long, but another player at the table said he also believed the bluff, especially since it was a blind-vs.-blind situation and there were both straight and flush possibilities on the board.