Verderamo Doubles With Eights

Jerome Solomon

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Ran Ilani raised to 10,000 from the cutoff. Nicholas Verderamo moved all in on the button with 46,000 in chips.

Ilani tanked for a time, then finally made the call.

Nicholas Verderamo: 8♣8♥ All in
Ran Ilani: A♥3♠

Verdano needed to dodge Ilani's one over for the double-up and managed to do so in a runout of 2♣6♦5♠2♦3♦.