Abel Meijberg just lost the biggest pot of the day - over 250,000 - to Donal Norton.
Nobody quite knows how or why but the dominant Meijberg was in the hand with 8>H 2>C. The flop of 8>S 2>H K>S saw unexpected fireworks flying. Both players shovelled all their chips into the centre and it became clear why when Norton pinged up A>S Q>S for the nut flush draw.
Both must have been terrified to see the turn but it kept Meijberg ahead, barely, falling Q>C. Norton hit one of his 2,000 outs on the river though J>S to put a ginormous swing in the fortunes of both.
With a further 16 players to go before the cash bubble, what a disaster for Abel Meijberg if he falls short. He will probably never play the 8>H 2>C again in his life. Mind you, he probably never should have in the first place…
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