Lechner Drags A Big One

Rolando Lombardi opened to 1,250,000 from the cutoff, with action folding to Martin Lechner who defended his big blind.

Lechner checked the flop, prompting Lombardi to put out a 1,250,000 continuation bet, before coming over the top with check-raise to 3,500,000. Lombardi thought for a moment before making the call, with both players checking the turn.

The board paired on the river, on which Lechner very deliberately cut out 5,000,000 in pink chips and slowly slid them over the line. Lombardi gave it 30 seconds or so, before sliding his chips over the line equally as slowly. Lechner tabled for trips, which seemed to both surprise and frustrate Lombardi, as he reluctantly passed his cards face down to the dealer, while Lechner dragged in a pot to take him into second place.