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Another hearthbreaker from your pal Dude.

35 entrants. Top three earn a $320 ticket to the monthly event. Fourth place gets $160.

We are at the final table with 9 players. I am in fourth place or thereabouts.

I end up in a three-way all-in battle, one of whom is the chip leader.

I hold AK. The chip leader holds TT. The other scrub, who instigated the all-in has QJs.

The flop comes 8 high rainbow. I am so far committed that I have to play aggressively, so I go all in when the rags flop.

When I saw the tens, I knew I was behind, but I still had six solid cards to root for.

The turn brings an Ace. I am dancing the happy dance. If I win this pot, I can earn a ticket on auto-pilot.

Only two cards in the entire deck can beat me. The one that showed up on the river was the Ten of Clubs.

Finished 8th place, out of the money.