Bubble 1-Outer Stuns The Room

On the bubble, the tension is heightened, players rush to the tables of potential bust-outs like a flock of hungry pigeons. The crowds around the tables are never higher at this point as every single member of the media is there also, determined to know who has become the apparent 'unluckiest' player in the tournament.

It's always difficult for the players also as they're forced to sit around waiting for all the other tables to finish, in this case nearly twenty.

Finally, after a good five minutes of waiting, Tournament Director Thomas Kremser was able to take his position behind the table and announce the action.

Vittorio Fiume was the all-in player turning over {K-Hearts}

. Miltiadis Kyriakidea, who covered, flipped {A-Diamonds}

needing one of three bullets to dispatch Fiume and put everyone else into the money.

The flop came {2-Spades}

and a fatal looking {A-Spades}

which drew a loud, "Oohhhhh!" from the crowd.

"There is an ace on the flop, the all-in player requires the one remaining king in the deck otherwise he will be the bubble," declared Thomas Kremser.

Turn: {Q-Spades}

The tension mounted, "Neither player has a spade, the all-in player needs the case King, the {K-Spades}

otherwise he will be out," said Kremser again.

Silence.

River: {K-Spades}

At that point, the roar in the room deafened everyone as even Kremser could not believe the single card in the deck to save the short stack. Someone even hugged the dealer as wry smiles appeared on the faces of several other players nursing short stacks.

The bubble continues. Extraordinary.

2010 PokerStars.it EPT San Remo

2010 PokerStars.it EPT San Remo

Bubble 1-Outer Stuns The Room