Big bubble pots have a tendency to fizzle out by the river, which is exactly what happened in a hand between Santiego Nadal and Andre Scaff. By the turn, 75,000 chips were up for grabs. Nadal checked an ace-high board, , then called a bet of 30,000 from Scaff. Both players checked the river, with Scaff turning over a lowly pair of treys, . Nadal showed for aces and collected the pot. He's up to 315,000. Scaff is down to 175,000.
Short-stacked Eric Mifune was in the big blind for yet another raise to 10,500 from chip leader Leandro Csome. Mifune called, leaving himself 65,000 behind. Both players checked an all-spade flop, . Mifune also checked the turn , then quickly called 15,500 from Csome. As the dealer was burning and turning the river, tournament officials got on the PA system and announced that each dealer should pause at the completion of the hand. The tournament clock ticked down to 65 remaining.
The river was the . Mifune checked again. Instantly Csome bet 100,000. Then he turned around, pointed at the tournament clock, and said "65." Mifune looked pained. "We're hand-for-hand now?" he asked. After about a minute he folded his hand.
From the button, Diego Vilela moved all in. Rodrigo Portaleoni called from the small blind. Vilela was the player at risk holding the . He was up against the for Portaleoni.
The cameras flashed while media surrounded the table. Other players in the event closed in as did a few spectators who broke inside the ropes to see the action. The dealer then dealt the flop and the fell to give Portaleoni a set of queens.
The turn card brought the and that left Vilela drawing dead. The applause from everyone in the room began as the final card to the board was dealt -- the -- to seal the deal.
Vilela became the bubble boy of the largest-ever LAPT Main Event. Everyone remaining, all 64 of them, are now guaranteed at least R$9,570.
Before the bubble burst, Leandro Csome was abusing the bubble in the best way. He played one pot with a raise pre-flop that was called by the button. Csome continued for 23,500 on a flop of and was raised by the button to 50,000. That player had 150,000 behind.
While Csome was thinking about what to do, there was an all in and call on a different table. Csome then moved all in himself, inducing a quick fold from the button, who showed the . A pumped Csome showed .
Now that the bubble has burst, we expect to see lots of short stacks going for broke -- especially since the first four tables of eliminations, places 64 to 33, all get the same payout. Already in the first five minutes of post-bubble play at least three players have been eliminated.
Amos Ben Haim surely thought he had perfectly trapped a short stack into busting himself. Haim waited until the turn to get the chips into the middle, , then turned up for a wheel. His opponent, who was all in for 114,000 on the turn, showed a surprising set of deuces, . The river card was the case deuce, , forcing Ben Haim to pay out a big double-up.
One of the last two Team PokerStars Pros remaining was Maria "Maridu" Mayrinck. She was also one of the last two women left in the field. On her final hand, Mayrinck was all in with . Her opponent held two fives. Nothing came on the flop, turn or river to give Mayrinck improvement and she hit the rail. She did manage to make it to the money and will take home R$9,570 for her efforts.
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, then called a bet of 30,000 from Scaff. Both players checked the 
river, with Scaff turning over a lowly pair of treys, 
. Nadal showed 
for aces and collected the pot. He's up to 315,000. Scaff is down to 175,000.
. Mifune also checked the turn 
, then quickly called 15,500 from Csome. As the dealer was burning and turning the river, tournament officials got on the PA system and announced that each dealer should pause at the completion of the hand. The tournament clock ticked down to 65 remaining.
. Mifune checked again. Instantly Csome bet 100,000. Then he turned around, pointed at the tournament clock, and said "65." Mifune looked pained. "We're hand-for-hand now?" he asked. After about a minute he folded his hand.
. He was up against the 
for Portaleoni.
-- to seal the deal.
and was raised by the button to 50,000. That player had 150,000 behind.
. A pumped Csome showed 
, then turned up 
. The river card was the case deuce, 
, forcing Ben Haim to pay out a big double-up.
. Her opponent held two fives. Nothing came on the flop, turn or river to give Mayrinck improvement and she hit the rail. She did manage to make it to the money and will take home R$9,570 for her efforts.
