Gomes Loses Half His Stack Early

On a board of [Js10d6d7d9s] and with about 12,000 in the pot, Josh Schlien bets 11,100 from the small blind.  Gomes takes about 30 seconds before making the call from the cut off.

Schlein shows [9c8c] for a straight and takes down the pot, moving to just about 100,000.  Gomes has lost more than half of his stack in the early goings and is down to 18,500.

Both players enjoyed success in the first event of Season VIII; Schlein finished in 13th place at the Bellagio Cup and Gomes went on to take down the title.