[Todd Terry]

Justin's post said "500 more chips", which I take to mean that BB threw out 5 100 chips. If that is correct, then we can't deduce that BB knows the difference between a 5000 and 500 chip, because he didn't use one. It wouldn't be unusual for him not to have 3 100's left, especially after throwing out 5 100's preflop.

My guess is that Justin thinks the key to the hand is that the Armenian, like Justin, said nothing when the 6K in chips were thrown out and the guy said call, and, like Justin, did not participate in any way in obtaining the ruling. This means that the Armenian, like Justin, had a monster hand at this point. I have no idea what this means in terms of what to do.

I think indifference between a call and a raise, which is what Justin describes from the BB, coupled with the preflop action, means that BB has AKss, or maybe AQss. AA, KK or TT would want to raise with two people in the hand and the board as drawy as it is. That being said, since the possibility of an angle shoot exists (which doesn't necessarily tell Hero if his hand is good, it could be an angle shoot with AKss), I would call and check/fold the river (unless the pot odds were too good), because I don't have enough confidence in the situation to risk that much of my stack. I don't expect the BB to bet the river with a hand that doesn't beat us after we call the 6K.

Edit: The only hand that makes sense for the Armenian to have folded if he has a big hand is AT, so AA and TT are unlikely for BB, he'd raise with KK, more support for him having AKss. I'd still just call and c/f the river, though.