Chris Kokozaki (below, left) didn’t want to give up his pocket eights when faced with a big preflop raise, and ultimately it led to his undoing.

The hand started of with an opening bet of 1,600 by Vincenzo Beatrice, which was called by Gianender Khanna on his left. Chris Kokozaki only raised it to 2,100, which was followed by another raise to 9,000 from She Wong on the button. With that kind of a raise into that sized pot, it didn’t take long for almost everyone to get out of the hand. Chris, however, wasn’t so sure he wanted to go.

Perhaps he was contemplating the 9,000 chip raise into the 6,000 chip pot, wondering if it was a bluff of some kind. Or perhaps he suspected an his opponent had an over-pair, but wanted to see if he could catch a set on the flop. Either way, after some a few more seconds of contemplation, and a further glance up to the game clock, Chris decided he would pay to satisfy his curiosity.

The flop was a , and Chris pushed his chips into the middle almost out of a sense of obligation. She snap-called and showed his , dominating Chris’s . The turn and river were no help to Chris, and She sent him packing.

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