Rodeen Talebi Flops a Straight
John Kim raised to 1,600 from middle position, and next to act was Mikhail Semin who called. So did Rodeen Talebi from the hijack, Stoyan Obreshkov from the button, and Steve Foutty and Raghav Bansal from the blinds.
The flop came 
, Foutty, Bansal, Kim and Semin all checked. Talebi opened to 4,600, Obreshkov called and the rest folded except Kim.
The turn was the 
. Kim checked, Talebi opened to 8,200 this time, Obreshkov called and Kim folded.
The river completed the board with the 
. Talebi checked and now Obreshkov opened to 19,000. Talebi took some time to think, asking the dealer how much it was exactly. The dealer counted and confirmed for Talebi the bet was 19,000. Talebi counted out calling chips and then took some more time to consider what to do. In the end, he called.
Obreshkov showed 
, but Talebi showed 
for the flopped straight and won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
121,000 | 55,200 |
|
35,000 | -30,700 |