Hoefer's Hopes Crushed

Frank Visser

Level 29 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 6,000 ante

Paul "_pauL€FauL_" Hoefer jammed his last 430,896 chips in the middle from the hijack and received a call from "mellum3" in the cutoff, who played a covering stack. The rest of the table got out of the way and a showdown was had.

Paul "_pauL€FauL_" Hoefer: K?Q?
"mellum3": A?10?

Both players flopped a pair on K?A?8?, but "mellum3"s was the higher one. The 8? turn left Hoefer with even fewer outs, and the 5? river sealed the deal. Hoefer was eliminated, while "mellum3" chipped up to over one million chips.