04-18-2009 12:53 UTC-4

Mark Ioli Eliminates Mario Lopez

[user37786]

A back-and-forth hand saw Mario Lopez's tournament come to a cruel end. He was all in with {A-Spades}

{A-Spades}

{K-Hearts}

to Mark Ioli's {Q-Spades}

{Q-Spades}

{Q-Hearts}

, and that classic race seemed destined to go Lopez's way when the flop came {A-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

{2-Spades}

{8-Spades}

. The dealer paused to let the cameras record the scene, and then he burned and turned over the {Q-Diamonds}

{Q-Diamonds}

. Lopez jumped from his seat as that card fell and during another brief pause he reached across the table and shook Ioli's hand. The dealer placed the {7-Hearts}

{7-Hearts}

on the felt to conclude the hand and Lopez headed for the rail.