Lombardo Rivers a Straight and Gets Paid
Level 29
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
In a limped pot to the 
flop, Mourad Tounnouti bet 250,000 with the 
and Simone Lombardo called with the 
. The 
turn gave Tounnouti checked. Lombardo now bet 475,000 with his additional flush draw and Tounnouti came along to see the 
on the river.
Tounnouti checked once more and Lombardo made it 775,000 to go. Lombardo stared at his opponent for a long time and eventually paid it off to drop to a severe short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,700,000 | 2,100,000 |
|
1,500,000 | -1,600,000 |