Parlafes Puts Pressure on Cimbolas
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Dany Parlafes opened the action with a raise to 65,000 and it folded over to Matas Cimbolas in the big blind. Cimbolas called and the two were off to see the community cards.
The dealer fanned a flop of 
and Cimbolas checked to the raiser. Parlafes continued out for 80,000 only to have Cimbolas slide out a check-raise to 190,000. Parlafes stuck around.
The 
hit the board on the turn and Cimbolas bet 260,000. Parlafes spent about 90 seconds in the tank before coming over the top with a raise to 675,000 total. Pressure was now back on Cimbolas, who pondered his action for well over two minutes. In the end, he opted to kick the cards into the muck and Parlafes was pushed a sizable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,840,000
540,000
|
540,000 |
|
1,420,000
-880,000
|
-880,000 |