Date with an Eight
Level 28
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Kyle Hamilton raised in early position to 260,000, and only Evgeny Urubkov called, defending his big blind.
The flop came down K♥4♥8♦ and Urubkov checked. Hamilton then made some enquiries concerning Urubkov's stack, confirming it to be 815,000. Hamilton was happy with this amount and moved all in covering his opponent. It seemed like bad news for Hamilton when Urubkov delightedly beat him into the pot.
Evgeny Urubkov: 8♠8♥ 
Kyle Hamilton: 9♥9♣
Urubkov had good reason to be confident, having flopped middle set.
There was no help to be found for Hamilton on the 6♣ turn or 10♣ river, and he slid over a pile of chips towards Urubkov.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,600,000
4,128,000
|
4,128,000 |
|
|
1,840,000
1,656,000
|
1,656,000 |