Boika Doubles on Bubble; Hand-For-Hand Play Begins
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Ngoc Minh Hoang was in the small blind and shoved all in upon action folding to him, effectively putting Aliaksei Boika to a decision for the remainder of his chips. Numerous clock calls were overheard from adjacent tables and eventually a player on Boika's table added to the chrous. The floor came over and Boika made the call within his allotted timeframe.
Aliaksei Boika: 
Ngoc Minh Hoang: 
Boika's jacks were way out in front and he had an easy road to a double as the board came 
.
Meanwhile, the floor has just announced that hand-for-hand play will be enacted with 169 players still remaining due to the pace of play slowing down across the 22 tables that are currently in play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000 | |
|
232,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
||
and Brosky was eliminated a few spots off the money bubble.
, which was a safe start, and the turn 
resulted in him hitting the felt for a mini-celebration for having his opponent drawing dead as the river came 
to complete the runout and lock in his double.
and Paloniemi checked to Mulder who bet 6,000. He was called by Paloniemi and the 
came down on the turn. 
and Paloniemi checked to Mulder again. He bet 10,000 and was quickly called but he saw the nasty news when Mulder opened up 
while Paloniemi had 
. Both players checked.
