Chad Holloway has already experienced the frustration of two bubble eliminations, and he seems determined not to go out as the short stack again. If that means he has to gamble, so be it. He said he eliminated Survivor contestant Stephen Fishbach by shoving all in for 18,500 effective in the small blind, and Fishbach called in the big blind with . Holloway had and paired up to send Fishbach packing.
Prize pool information has been provided to PokerNews. The winner of the tournament will bank $3,770, while a min-cash in 30th pays $123. As it happens, the tournament has just reached the bubble after a handful of eliminations, and things are hand-for-hand.
Tyson Apostol called the shove of a player with about 70,000, holding . He was flipping against . The board ran out , and Apostol's knockout ensured the rest of the players a payout.
Blinds just moved to 4,000/8,000/1,000 and the average stack is under 10 big blinds, so expect things to progress quickly in the near future.
Kristin Kane shoved for just 52,000 on the button, and Rob Mariano called in the big blind.
Mariano:
Kane:
Kane had the edge with ace-high, and the flop kept it that way. A opened up some outs for Mariano as he picked up a straight draw, and the river was a to get him there.
Rob Mariano pushed all in after having a player double through him, and Thomas Dominguez called in the big blind.
Dominguez:
Mariano:
Dominguez had live cards, and the flop gave him additional outs with a gutshot. The turn made his straight draw two ways, and the river gave him the nuts.