Pilhofer Gets Zapatero to Fold Aces
Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Javier Gomez Zapatero 
opened to 55,000 in early position. Only one player called, Istvan Pilhofer 
in the big blind.
The flop came out 
. Laszlo check-called a bet of 40,000 from Zapatero and his aces.
The turn was an interesting one, the 
, giving Pilhofer a better two pair than he had, but still behind Zapatero. He checked. Zapatero continued with a bet of 195,000. Pilhofer check-raised to 580,000.
Zapatero didn't think too long before folding his aces and Pilhofer got away with taking the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,730,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
||
|
2,200,000
2,004,000
|
2,004,000 |