"Not an Ace," Laments Talbot After Check-Raising
Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Petar Kalev opened to 55,000 from the cutoff, and he picked up only one caller, Parker Talbot in the big blind.
The flop showed up 
. Talbot checked, and Kalev continued for 45,000. Talbot check-raised to 160,000 on the ace-high board. Kalev made the call.
The turn came the 
. Talbot slowed down with a check. Kalev bet 125,000 in position.
"Yeah," groaned Talbot, and he folded. "Not an ace," he said to himself. "Lucky turn," he told Kalev.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,260,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
1,860,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
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