Eights Good for Ho
With about 6,000 in the middle and a flop showing 
, Maria Ho's opponent checked, Ho bet 3,200 and got a call. The turn was the 
, and Ho and her opponent both checked.
The river was the . The early position player bet 4,500 this time and Ho called. Ho showed 
, better than her opponent's 
.
That hand took Ho up over 40,000, but a few hands later she was back down to 25,000.