Nivel 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
Rafael Saul fired out a bet of 15,000 on a flop of 
, and Paul Mikos made the call. The turn was the 
, Saul moved all in for 18,300, and Mikos called.
Mikos: 
Saul: 
Saul had flopped top two pair, and Mikos needed a queen, heart, or ten in order to knock out the Argentine. The 
completed the board, giving Mikos a royal flush, but Saul started to celebrate.
"Yes!" Saul shouted. "Vamo!"
Perhaps the Buenos Aires native was still drunk with excitement from his country's win over Holland in penalties in the semi-finals of the World Cup, because it took him some time to realize he was eliminated. Finally, someone pointed out that Mikos had a royal flush, and Saul exited the Amazon Room.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
Eliminado |
on the felt and Schulman's opponent waited a beat before tossing out 2,500. Schulman came over the top with a raise to 6,000 and his opponent quickly let his cards go. Schulman took down the pot and now sits around 130,000 in chips.
in the big blind. An ace on the flop was all it took to eliminate one of online poker's most fierce competitors, and while Polk is no doubt disappointed, he 
and Tuchman called a bet from Ethans.
and Ethans moved all in covering Tuchman who tanked for a few minutes before making the call with 
on the turn and river were needless and Baker scored another double.
), and the 
