2008 PokerStars.net EPT San Remo

EPT San Remo
Day: 1a
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Event Info

2008 PokerStars.net EPT San Remo

Event Info
Buy-in
$7,252
Entries
2
Players Left
2
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
3,000

Mel Judah's Exit

[user50492]
[user50492]
We caught up with Mel Judah on the rail. He was eliminated in a 36,000-chip pot. He was very philosophical saying, "That's poker." The actual hand almost played itself. Blinds were 100/200. Mel raised on the button to 600 with {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts} and the small blind, who was the table chip leader just covering Mel, made it 1,600.

Mel seemed pretty sure that he did not have a big pair as he expected the raise to be a bit bigger if that was the case. He decided to flat call and they saw a flop of {A-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{6-Hearts}. Mel was now looking for his opponent to commit himself with his ace by leading at the pot, which he duly did for 2,500. Mel made it 7,500 and his opponent pushed all in. Mel felt that he was pot-committed and still did not have his opponent on aces, so he called.

Mel was behind the pocket eights of his opponent but still had all the flush outs. The turn bricked and the river was the case eight to give his opponent quads.