Witek Stays Alive on the River as Money Bubble Looms
With the money bubble rapidly approaching, a short-stacked Francis Witek called all in from the big blind for 33,000 after Nicholas Augustino had pushed from the small.
Showdown
| Witek |   |
| Augustino |   |
Witek was clearly nervous, even admitting as much to the table. With a minimum payday of $19,227 lurking, the flop came down 
to put a dagger through Witek's heart. The 
turn gave Witek a few more outs to survive, and much to his relief, the 
spiked on the river to give him a pair of aces and the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
675,000
-45,500
|
-45,500 |
|
70,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
. Randy Haddox checked to Susie Zhao, who fired out 12,000. Haddox called, and the turn brought the 
. This time, Haddox led out for 22,000, and Zhao called. The 
hit the river, and Haddox fired one more bullet, 33,000, and Zhao made the call. Haddox showed 
for tens and fours, and Zhao mucked her hand.
and Merrifield's jacks were able to hold, securing him a double close to the tournament bubble. He's currently sitting on about 510,000 while Volpe has fallen to 650,000 in chips.
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against the big stack of James Keys, who held 
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and that's what peeled off as the last card on the board. With that, Mikkelsen doubled up from around 129,000.
and Shak spike a miracle card to stay alive.
. Joseph doubled to 65,000 as we approach the money bubble.
against the 
