With eight minutes left on the clock for the current level, a five-way limped pot would see the bubble burst. Jerry Odeen bet the flop for 15,000 and just Vladas Kamasauskas called from one seat over. The on the turn saw the Swede continue for 33,000 and again Tamasauskas called, slowly cutting out the call from his stack of T-1,000 chips.
On the river, Odeen wasted little time before announcing all in and Tamasauskas was sent into the think tank. He took a sip of his water, apologized for taking so long and stood up to study the board. Another minute passed and he ultimately announced the call.
Odeen turned over the and Tamasauskas was trying to muck his cards, declaring the defeat. The dealer turned over his cards since it was an all in showdown and the Lithuanian had called with the inferior to exit in 28th place on the stone cold bubble.
There was no further hand in the last five minutes of the level and the remaining 27 players, who are all in the money, were sent into a 75-minute dinner break.
Sasha Salinger decided to have some fun and ask some players at EPT Dublin to sum up their strategy on the money bubble of a tournament into just one word.
Francois Billard moved all in the first hand after dinner and picked up the blinds and antes. Soon after it was Marco Leonzio who opened, Felix Bleiker then three-bet to 63,000 from the small blind. Leonzio then shoved for 181,000 and Bleiker tank-folded.
Out of the small blind, Sam Chartier three-bet to 63,000 and initial raiser Christoph Vogelsang called. The flop came and Chartier continued for 47,000, Vogelsang called. The turn was a staring contest between the duo and Chartier eventually check-folded to a bet of 60,000 by Vogelsang.
On a board, Dominik Nitsche had bet 45,000 and was check-raised by Marco Leonzio to 100,000. Nitsche called and saw the on the river, where Leonzio snap-shoved for 125,000.
"The speed makes me think I'm good," said Nitsche as he contemplated the call. He did eventually call but shook his head as Leonzio turned over for a turned straight.
WIth that hand the two effectively swap chip stacks, with Leonzio over 500,000 and Nitsche back to under 200,000
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