Lafata Finds Three Eights
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
A player in first position raised to 5,000 which three players call including Mark Lafata in the big blind.
The flop came out A?8?8? and Lafata checked to the under the gun player who moved all in for 50,500 which only Lafata called.
Opponent: A?J?
Mark Lafata: 8?4?
The board ran out 6?Q? as no help was brought to the top pair as Lafata added to his chip stack.