Bigot Takes Piles From Pilhofer With Flopped Boat
Istvan Pilhofer 
opened to 90,000 from middle position and found two callers, Fabrice Bigot 
and Parker Talbot 
.
The flop was a dream for Bigot when the 
hit to give him a full house. Pilhofer bet 55,000, and Bigot called. Talbot got out of the way.
On the 
turn, Bigot checked again. Pilhofer bet 210,000. Bigot sprung the trap by check-raising to 500,000, sending Pilhofer into deep thought. Eventually, he called with about pot behind.
The river came the 
. With his flopped full house, Bigot went for 450,000. Pilhofer went deep into the tank. After a minute, he did make the big call.
Bigot took it down, leaving Pilhofer with 19 big blinds, and chipping up big himself.
"I had fours a few hands ago, it came ace, queen, seven," said Pilhofer. "Nice hand."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,190,000
1,480,000
|
1,480,000 |
|
1,090,000
-950,000
|
-950,000 |
|
1,050,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
|
||