Season 3 of High Stakes Poker

[Talking Poker]

I'm a little behind right now (remember, I don't get GSN), so I'm only now watching last week's episode.

Elezra - QQ
Farha - K4

Flop - QTT
Turn and River are running 6s, and it goes check check twice.
$12k in the pot. Sammy checks, and Eli bets $20k, which I thought was ridiculous. Then Sammy CALLS WITH KING HIGH???

Is this one of those situations where I'm supposed to just realize that I'm a poker moron compared to these guys.... or.... um..... WTF???