Eight-Ball. Corner Pocket.
Level 22
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Gary Lucci raised to 90,000 from under the gun and Michael Khan moved all-in from the cutoff for 300,000. Matthew Paplyk was on the button and raised to 600,000. Lucci folded.
Khan only looked at an ace, and the dealer revealed he had 
, up against Paplyk's pocket kings.
The flop came 
and Khan picked up some outs after pairing his eight. "Eight-ball!" yelled Khan. The turn was the 
but the river was the 
to give Khan trip eights to survive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,200,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
1,200,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
780,000
472,000
|
472,000 |
|
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