River Battle for the Ages

Johan Guilbert and Antonio Galiana were involved in a hand that started off innocently enough.

Guilbert, who had J♠2♦, and Galiana, who had 7♠5♥, checked down on a flop of 10♣6♣3♣. They repeated the action after 8♣ appeared on the turn.

But buckle in, folks, because the 2♣ brought a flush on the board and plenty of fireworks in what would’ve been a chopped pot if both players tabled their hands without betting.

The two players clearly had other ideas, though.

Galiana led out with a 900,000 bet, which Guilbert pondered. After a brief moment, Guilbert came over the top with a 1,950,000 raise.

Galiana went into the tank, studying the board and his opponent as time passed. He then reached into his chip stack and announced a re-raise to 6,300,000.

That clearly wasn’t enough to end the action because it was Guilbert’s time to shine. Guilbert went back in the tank and grabbed a full barrel of 500,000 chips before moving forward for a re-raise of 10,000,000.

End of hand?

Hardly.

Galiana, leaning forward in his seat and shuffling chips in his right hand, then announced an all-in bet, which drew an immediate fold from Guilbert.

Galiana slammed his cards face up, triumphantly showing the 7♠5♥ on the table.

To the victor belongs the spoils.

And in this battle of wills, Galiana stood tall.