Fal Leaves Lahav Short

Tomer Lahav opened to 4,500 from middle position and was called by the cutoff as well as Nikolay Fal on the button and Rafi Elharar in the small blind.

Elharar checked following the flop and Lahav continued for 6,000. The cutoff called before Fal jacked it up to 26,500. That convinced Elharar and the cutoff to vacate the pot but Lahav decided to call to generate heads-up action heading to the turn.

Lahav checked to Fal on the turn and the Russian continued his earlier aggression with a bet of 18,500. Again, Lahav did not go away as he once more flatted.

The river put a four card flush on the board which caused Lahav to lead into Fal for a mammoth 75,000. Fal, with little more than that behind, moved the remainder of his stack into the middle. Lahav quickly called but, after Fal tabled for the ace high flush, mucked before paying off his opponent's stack with visible frustration.