Eddy Raffoul had done amazing things with his stack following his crippling with ace-eight. Down to just 7,000 after that hand, Raffoul doubled and doubled again to work his stack back well over 100,000. In his final hand, Kamal Bejjani opened the pot with a raise, and Raffoul moved all in from the button. Bejjani quickly called, turning over . Raffoul could only shake his head and show .
He would find no salvation from the dealer as the board ran down . Bejjani's overpair holds, earning him the knockout and sending Raffoul off to the payout desk in 20th place.