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08-29-2008 22:13 UTC+8

Pham Can't Beat Eights

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Eights are lucky in China. For Huy Pham, however, they proved very unlucky. On the turn of a {K-Spades}

{K-Spades}

{8-Hearts}

{7-Clubs}

{A-Spades}

board, the small blind bet 3,000 and Pham called.

When the river came {2-Clubs}

{2-Clubs}

, the small blind bet 3,500, leaving himself 6,000 behind. Pham raised it up to 7,500. The small blind called with {8-Clubs}

{8-Clubs}

{9-Clubs}

, a hand that Pham couldn't beat. He flashed the {7-Diamonds}

{7-Diamonds}

before mucking.