Gavrila Has a Date With an Eight
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Andreas Loesche made it 22,000 from early position with Steffen Kaschel calling from the cutoff. Viorel Gavrila squeeed all in for 120,000 from the big blind, which only Loesche called.
Viorel Gavrila: 8♠8♣ 
Andreas Loesche :K♣K♦
Gavrila was already out of his seat upon seeing he needed a date with an eight to beat the cowboys of Loesche.
Gavrilla found the flop he needed to take the lead as it came 8♦J♠Q♣ to give him a set. The rest of the board ran out 6♦7♥, and Gavrila stayed alive thanks to a lot of help from the dealer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
400,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
275,000
104,000
|
104,000 |
|
250,000
137,000
|
137,000 |