Jehu Cracks Bolton's Aces to Burst the Day 2 Bubble
On the second hand of the Day-2 bubble, two players were all in and at risk at separate tables.
On the first table, Romain Morvan raised from middle position and Marc Seymour three-bet to 50,000. It was folded back around to Morvan, who shoved for a bit more. Seymour called and hands were revealed.
Romain Morvan: A♥Q♥
Marc Seymour: K♥K♠
Morvan was in trouble against Seymour's cowboys, and the 3♠J♣4♥ flop didn't look too promising. However, the 9♥ turn improved Morvan to a flush draw, and the 6♥ river caused the table to erupt as Morvan went runner-runner to double up and survive the Day-2 bubble.
At another table, Liam Jehu opened to 21,500 from the hijack and action folded to Ken Bolton in the small blind, who shoved his short stack into the middle. Jehu quickly called and another showdown was held.
Ken Bolton: A♣A♥
Liam Jehu: A♦K♥
It was the best-possible case for Bolton, who was an overwhelming favorite to double up.
The J♣8♥10♣ flop kept Bolton ahead, but gave Jehu clean outs to Broadway. In a cruel twist of fate for Bolton, the Q♥ landed on the turn — filling Jehu's straight and leaving Bolton drawing to a chop.
It wasn't meant to be, however, as the 9♦ bricked out and Bolton was sent home with a bad-beat story for the ages.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
628,000
208,000
|
208,000 |
|
355,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
111,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
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Busted | |