Filippo Flips Over Eights, Takes a Few from Galfond
Three players -- Eric Capra, Phil Galfond, and Filippo Candio -- had made it to the turn with the board showing . Capra checked, Galfond bet 57,000 into a pot about twice that size, Candio called, and Capra folded.
The river brought the . This time Galfond bet 126,000, and with a look of resignation Candio made the call. Candio tabled , and his set of eights was best as Galfond mucked.
Candio has 860,000 at present, while Galfond has about 1.74 million.