Molina Wins Without Showdown
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
On a completed board of 
with 70,000 in the middle, Ignacio Molina bet 25,000 with fewer than that behind to send his opponent into the think tank. No call followed and Molina chipped up slightly towards the end of level eight.
Further assorted counts can be found below.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
295,000 | 45,000 |
|
160,000 | -5,000 |
|
155,000 | -20,000 |
|
155,000 | 67,000 |
|
150,000 | 15,000 |
|
140,000 | 40,000 |
|
125,000 | -45,000 |
|
110,000 | 22,000 |
|
105,000 | -70,000 |
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
|
95,000 | -10,000 |
|
|
88,000 | 36,000 |
|
|
85,000 | -12,000 |
|
85,000 | 24,000 |
|
85,000 | |
|
65,000 | 65,000 |
|
55,000 | -38,000 |
|
48,000 | -77,000 |
|
40,000 | -28,000 |
|
Busted |
, Molinari got his shorter stack into the middle. That earned one fold but Jose Maria Nieto Martin flicked in a single black T-100 chip for the call.
and Nieto Martin had the better two pair in 
.
.
turn with quads and the 
river became a formality.
river a formality as Kamel further climbed on the leader board.
flop, Meli bet 11,000 after Marius Gicovanu had checked and the third player in the hand called, Gicovanu folded. The 
turn was checked and Meli then bet the 
for top pair and top kicker, which ended up as the winning hand.
but it was no good when he went into the showdown against 888poker qualifier Viacheslav Sultanov, who tabled 
for the nut flush. The 
river mattered little as Braga was knocked back down below the starting stack.
flop, et he caught the perfect run out on the 
river to secure a miracle double.
