Eights Cost Maier a Bundle
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. Maier aggressively threw 30,000 chips into the middle. Her lone opponent was on the button. He calmly surveyed his options for thirty seconds before moving all in."Count please," Maier asked the dealer. The dealer counted down 45,850, only 15,850 back to Maier. With 110,000 chips in the pot, Maier made the call and saw the bad news.
Maier:
Button:
"Gimme an eight! Gimme an eight!" Maier begged the dealer. He did not comply, instead burning and turning a river card of
. After paying off her opponent, Maier is down to 25,000.