Richards Stays Alive with an "Eight Ball"
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 0 ante
John Richards limped in from the small blind and Alan Sternberg made it 480,000 to go from the big blind. Richards shoved all in for 990,000 and Sternberg instantly called.
John Richards: 
Alan Sternberg: 
Sternberg had a lot of Richards' outs covered and the flop of 
put him even further ahead. However, with his rail cheering for an "eight ball", the 
on the turn gave Richards a straight and Sternberg was left drawing to a chop. The 
on the river was not it and Richards found himself a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,300,000 | -400,000 |
|
4,700,000 | -600,000 |
|
2,000,000 | 1,330,000 |
|
1,700,000 | -300,000 |