Nabil Nahoul Wins a Multi-Way Pot with Pocket Eights

Tzu Sheng Huang raises under the gun to 400, Nabil Nahoul (pictured) calls from the button, Bill Kontaratos calls from the small blind, and WPT Champions Club member Tony Tran calls from the big blind.

The flop comes , and the first three players check, but the dealer mistakenly puts out the on the turn before Nahoul takes his action. So the is brought back, and Nahoul takes his action, betting 1,000. Kontaratos and Tran both call, and Huang folds.

A floorperson is called over, and he rules that the will be kept off to the side, and what would have been the river card becomes the turn card. So the dealer burns and turns, and the turn card is the . The king of spades will then be reshuffled into the deck so it could become the possible river card.

So, with the board showing , Kontaratos and Tran both check, and Nahoul bets 2,500. Kontaratos and Tran both call.

With the reshuffled deck, the river card comes . All three players check.

Kontaratos shows for two pair, sevens and fours, but Nahoul turns over for pocket eights. Tran mucks, and Nahoul wins the pot with his pocket eights.

Nabil Nahoul  –  31,500  (210 bb)
Bill Konataratos  –  28,000  (187 bb)
Tony Tran  –  27,000  (180 bb)