Grinding the Bubble
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Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
Joe Clarkin checked the flop of 
and Erkut Yilmaz fired out a bet of 7,500. Clarkin flatted and the turn came 
.
Clarkin check-called another bet, this time for 14,500, and on the 
river both players slowed down by knuckling the felt.
Clarkin snap-showed his 
knowing he was good, and sure enough Yilmaz took a peek at his own holding before tossing the hand away.
Small skirmishes like this have defined the bubble play portion of this tournament, as nobody in the room wants to be the unfortunate player on the outside looking in when the celebration begins.