Talbot Bluffs River, Lofberg Picks It Off
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Parker Talbot 
opened to 90,000 on the button. Only Simon Lofberg 
made the call in the small blind.
The flop came 
. Both players checked the flop.
The turn came the 
, adding a flush draw to Talbot's gutshot. Lofberg bet 80,000, and Talbot came along with a call.
The river brought the 
, missing all of Talbot's outs. Lofberg slowed down with a check. Talbot considered his options, and decided to bluff for 220,000. Lofberg thought about 30 seconds and made the call with third pair to take it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,300,000 | 245,000 |
|
590,000 | -460,000 |
opened to 90,000 from middle position and found two callers, Fabrice Bigot 
and Parker Talbot 
. 
. With his flopped full house, Bigot went for 450,000. Pilhofer went deep into the tank. After a minute, he did make the big call. 
, Gomez Zapatero check-raised from 75,000 to 200,000 and D'Alterio stuck around to the 
turn.
for a bluff and Obara won the pot with 
for a pair of sixes.
also moved all in for 2,145,000. Lebor folded after saving some face, and the other two were off to a runout. 
, giving him top pair and the best hand. The turn 
kept him in the lead, needing to dodge only one more card. The river was the safe 
made the call in the small blind, as did Istvan Pilhofer 
in the big blind. 
on the river sent Vaitiekunas to the payout desk in order to collect €43,400 for the efforts.
, giving Saccucci the immediate full house. Saccucci made a bet of 75,000 Talbot made the call with his ace high.
completed the board. Vaitiekunas checked again and Saout announced all in, putting the Lithuanian to the test for his remaining chips. After using one of his time banks, Vaitiekunas opted to fold and Saout collected the pot.
flop on which D'Alterio checked and subsequently called a bet worth 55,000.
fell on the turn and D'Alterio now bet 180,000. Covaciu moved all-in rather swiftly and his opponent folded within a few seconds.
