Bubble Bursts in Dramatic Fashion Across Two Hands
Two hands were going on simultaneously after a long period of inaction. On Table 3, Ali El-Siblani was all in and at risk against chip leader Sergei Petrushevskii.
Ali El-Siblani: Q♣J♠
Sergei Petrushevskii: K♣Q♥
The board ran out A♥5♦K♠2♠5♠ to give Petrushevskii a pair of kings. El-Siblani fell in 21st place, leaving the players on Table 1 to play out their hand on the stone bubble.
In the other hand, Felipe Costa open-raised to 60,000 and was met with a reraise to 180,000 from Marios Theophanous. Costa then clicked it back to 300,000 and Theophanous called.
The chips all went in on the turn on a board of 6♠3♦3♣7♣ and players revealed their cards.
Marios Theophanous: 8♥8♦
Felipe Costa: A♥A♠
The river was the harmless 2♥ and Costa held with his pocket aces, making two pair with the threes on the board. He won the pot and Theophanous was sent to the rail on the bubble.