Tabatabai Fills on River

A spitting sound was the only sound Fatih Ozpolat could make after the river came down. The hand started three-ways to the flop, contested among Ludovic Lacay, Ozpolat, and John Tabatabai. With the board reading {10-Clubs}

, action checked to Tabatabai on the button. He bet 1,600 and was raised to 5,600 by Lacay. Ozpolat called that raise, then saw Tabatabai re-raise huge to 17,800. It was enough to induce a thoughtful fold from Lacay, but Ozpolat quickly called.

The turn came {Q-Hearts}

. Ozpolat grabbed a stack of chips, about 40,000, and put them in the middle. Tabatabai silently moved all in and Ozpolat called all in for his last 11,000.

Ozpolat: {j-Diamonds}

, a queen-high straight
Tabatabai: {10-Hearts}

, a set of tens

The river came {Q-Clubs}

, pairing the board and giving Tabatabai a full house. That's when Ozpolat made his spitting sound. He followed it with, "Good play," then turned and asked his friend, "What could I do?"

Tabatabai is now leading the tournament with 164,000 chips. Former chip leader Layne Flack is also on the same table.

Tags: Fatih Ozpolat John Tabatabai Ludovic Lacay