Few things are as exciting, or risky for that matter, as a three-barrel bluff in poker. It takes heart, commitment, and the ability to set fear aside. When executed in the World Series of Poker Main Event, the intensity is amplified considerably.
I encountered one such spot in the 2019 WSOP Main Event. Let’s take a look at the hand, which took place with the blinds at 1,500/3,000/3,000. It began when the UTG+1 player raised to 7,500 off an 81 BB stack. I looked down at the in the hijack with 83 BBs in my stack.