Battle of the Big Stacks Between Omar Lakhdari and Federico Cirillo

Feb 4, 2023

Omar Lakhdari
Photo:  Omar Lakhdari won WPTDeepStacks Brussels back in February of 2020.

With the board showing Club KHeart JHeart 5Club 2 on the turn, Federico Cirillo checks from the big blind, Omar Lakhdari bets 380,000 from the cutoff, and Cirillo tanks for a while before he calls.

The river card is the Diamond A, and both players quickly check. Cirillo flashes Club 10Club 5 for a pair of fives (missed his club flush draw), and Lakhdari turns over Spade KSpade 7 to win the pot with a pair of kings.

Omar Lakhdari  –  2,415,000  (121 bb)
Federico Cirillo  –  1,975,000  (99 bb)

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