Rivered by a Pair of Eights
![Mama mia!](https://s.pnimg.net/Bjoat6TdCUJPg_QRT0mP2mtI2VFEc1cRN8TZBxnVMJk/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC8z/LzIwL3hmMjU3NGQ4/MzIwLmpwZw.webp)
![{8-Diamonds}](/img/cards/8d.gif)
![{6-Spades}](/img/cards/6s.gif)
![{9-Spades}](/img/cards/9s.gif)
![{Q-Diamonds}](/img/cards/qd.gif)
![{K-Hearts}](/img/cards/kh.gif)
![{Q-Hearts}](/img/cards/qh.gif)
![{J-Spades}](/img/cards/js.gif)
![{7-Spades}](/img/cards/7s.gif)
![{10-Diamonds}](/img/cards/10d.gif)
![{2-Diamonds}](/img/cards/2d.gif)
![{10-Spades}](/img/cards/10s.gif)
Explosions somehow erupted as Adamson pushed in for his remaining 55k, only for Roland to match the bet with his flush draw.
So... King high versus Queen high - a classic Omaha encounter if ever I've seen one - and we had a 200k pot.
Turn =
![{4-Hearts}](/img/cards/4h.gif)
River =
![{8-Clubs}](/img/cards/8c.gif)
Ouch, a firm kick in the nether regions for Julian - no flush, but a pair of Eights on the river takes it for Roland who is now a real danger in this ��5,000 Omaha event.
Meanwhile, I managed to catch up with a bleached blonde Julian Adamson on the rail, who although evidently devastated, was still happy to retell the gruesome details and add his thoughts.
"I can't believe I just nearly won a 200k pot with King high," he said half-amused, half-bewildered and half-gutted. Hold on, that's too many halves. I never was good at math at school.