Familiarity Breeds Interesting Poker

Something tells us that Ivan Gabrieli and Erion Islamay might know each others game.

Gabrieli opens to 9,000 in cutoff, Islamay three-bets to 22,000 and Gabrieli calls.

Flop: [5d] [4c] [2c]

Islamay bets 24,100 and Gabrieli calls.

Turn: [5h]

Islamay bets 43,000 and Gabrieli calls.

River: [2s]

"I’m all-in,’ says Islamay. An act that is met with a snap-call. When the cards are turned over the other players at the table are amazed.

Showdown

Islamay: [Ad] [Ks]
Gabrieli: [Ah] [Ts]

The dealer splits the pot and Islamay now and both players have 230,000 chip stacks.