Talamini Gets it In Bad. Real Bad.
We wish we'd seen the betting action that led to Victor Talamini's shove, but we'll tell you what we do know.
The flop was already out on the table when we walked up, and there was only about 25,000 in the pot. Somehow, Talamini had gotten himself all in for 97,500 there holding just . That was especially troublesome when his opponent called him down with the crushing , and Talamini needed two running cards to stay alive.
No problem. The turn was the , the river was the , and it's an easy game sometimes. Talamini gets there with trips, doubling up to about 220,000 and leaving his opponent nearly felted with just about 10bb left.
The two men seem to have some good cheer between them, however, as they shook hands and embraced and shared a few friendly words after the hand.