Dicu Spikes River to Triple Up; Pihela Takes a Chunk Out of Kvisthammar

Richard Hayes

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Peter Kvisthammar opened to 40,000 from under the gun, and was met with a three-bet jam to 145,000 by Marian Dicu in middle position.

Action folded to Igor Pihela in the cutoff, who four-bet jammed for 535,000. Action came back to Kvisthammar, who asked for a count, then called, covering both players.

Marian Dicu: A?8? All in
Igor Pihela: 4?4? All in
Peter Kvisthammar: A?K?

Dicu was in trouble with a dominated ace, while Pihela was in decent shape, ahead with a pocket pair versus two sets of overcards, but his opponents sharing outs.

Kvisthammar looked set to take a monster pot after the K?Q?3? flop gave him top pair kings, but the 4? rolled off on the turn to give Pihela a set. It also provided Dicu with the nut flush draw.

There was another twist to come, as the 7? hit on the river to give Dicu the flush and the triple up, while Pihela consoled himself with taking a chunky 780,000 side pot.

Dicu indulged in some relatively understated celebrations after the river hit, perhaps understandable after he looked in terrible shape after the flop, and it also prompted some slight laughter from the rest of the table.

Kvisthammar wasn't happy, stating "I don't find that funny, by the way, his play".