Eights Good for Einhorn
Level 21
: 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
David Einhorn opened to 1,000,000 from under the gun with 8♣8♦, finding a call from Bryn Kenney holding 4♣4♦ in the small blind.
Kenney and Einhorn both checked the 3♣7♣9♠ flop, with Kenney tapping the table again following the J♠ turn. Einhorn's bet of 1,200,000 was called, and the dealer flipped over the J♣ river.
Both players checked it down, with Einhorn tabled his eights to secure the pot.