"Not an Ace," Laments Talbot After Check-Raising

Nível 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Petar Kalev opened to 55,000 from the cutoff, and he picked up only one caller, Parker Talbot in the big blind.

The flop showed up . Talbot checked, and Kalev continued for 45,000. Talbot check-raised to 160,000 on the ace-high board. Kalev made the call.

The turn came the . Talbot slowed down with a check. Kalev bet 125,000 in position.

"Yeah," groaned Talbot, and he folded. "Not an ace," he said to himself. "Lucky turn," he told Kalev.