On the Bubble
With 65 players left, which was two off the money, the tournament staff initiated hand-for-hand play. It didn't take long before the first all-in confrontation, but it was surely a spectacle to behold. It occurred at a table alongside the rail with two players we weren't familiar with. It happened when action folded to the short-stacked cutoff and he pushed for 16,000. The button called him and that is when things got exciting.
The tournament staff waited for all the hands at other tables to complete before the showdown. After about 90 seconds, the tournament emcee hushed the spectators, who had gathered around the rail 5-6 people deep. It was a situation more akin to a soccer game than a poker tournament. Nonetheless, the atmosphere was electric as the cards were turned up:
Showdown
Button: 
Cutoff: 
The 
flop kept the button in the lead, but it did give the cutoff a counterfeit option to any queen. Unfortunately for him, neither the 
turn nor 
river help and he was eliminated two spots off the money, which means we are now on the official money bubble. As you know, these things can take some time, but then again, they've been known to burst quite fast here on the Latin American Poker Tour.