The board read 7sAcQs7d9h and South Africa's Raymond Rahme had just called Ray Henson's monster bet on the river. Henson knocked the table and flipped up 63, a big bluff that went very wrong. Surely, we all expected, Rahme was going to turn up at least an ace. Or even a queen. A nine, perhaps?
No, Rahme turned up pocket eights.
There was a collective gulp, followed by a series of "Nice hands," around the room. Hensen and his sweaters--a big group of young pros--were aghast. Rahme's South African rail went nuts.
When the noise died down, Scotty Nguyen said "Thank God he likes me," and bowed to the sixty-two year old semi-retired entrepreneur.
With thirteen players remaining, Rahme--the a sexagenarian who only started playing no-limit hold'em a couple of years ago--has done his share of damage. He busted PokerSTars Bob Slezak with pocket sevens to Slezak's pocket fours. What's more, at the night started to grow little late, he rivered a straight against Philip Hilm's trips.
Bob Slezak -- 15th place $429,114
PokerStars cannibalism has become fairly commonplace. In just the past few minutes, Tuan Lam has sent David Tran to the rail in fourteenth place with AK vs 66 all-in pre-flop. An elimination seconds later left us with just three more to lose before the final table.
David Tran -- 14th place $429,114
