Haxton's Elimination Sets Up the Money Bubble
Steffen Sontheimer made it 175,000 from the cutoff with 
and Isaac Haxton defended from the big blind with 
. An action flop of 
hit the felt and Haxton just check-called a bet of 180,000 from Sontheimer.
The turn was the 
to give Haxton even more outs but again, he check-called a bet of 480,000 from Sontheimer. The river brought the 
and Haxton checked one more time. Sontheimer stuck in a bet of 3,500,000 after improving to two pair and Haxton was left with a decision for his remaining 1,820,000 chips. Haxton thought for a minute and then made the call only to find the bad news.
The players are now on the stone money bubble with just five remaining. The next player eliminated will leave with nothing while the rest will be guaranteed at least $700,000. Sontheimer holds a commanding lead after dragging in that last pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,175,000 | 2,565,000 |
|
7,465,000 | -410,000 |
|
6,850,000 | -600,000 |
|
3,260,000 | 105,000 |
|
3,095,000 | 415,000 |
|
Busted |