Lewis' Pair of Eights Win
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
From early position, two-time World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner Jason Mercier raised to 12,000. Toby Lewis called on the button, and Paul Tedeschi called out of the small blind.
The flop came down 
, and Tedeschi checked. Mercier fired a continuation bet of 16,000, and Lewis called. Tedeschi also called.
On the turn, the 
hit the felt. Tedeschi, Mercier and Lewis all checked to see the 
fall on the river. That's where all three checked again.
Tedeschi showed the 
for king high, but Mercier then showed the 
for a pair of sevens. Lewis showed the 
to beat both of those hands with a pair of eights, and he won the pot.