Right after the bubble busted, PokerStars Sponsored Player and former November Niner Jason Senti was sent to the rail after his 
ran into 
and couldn't get there. His performance in the 2011 PCA is good for a min-cash.
From the small blind, Sam Stein shoved for 54,000. Tristan Wade called instantly from the big blind with 
and had Stein's 
crushed.
The flop made things interesting when it came down 
to give Stein a flush draw. It was over on the turn when the 
fell to clinch the hand for Stein.
Stein: Up to 112,000
Wade: Down to about 53,000
Action folded to Marco Johnson in the small blind and he moved all in for a total of 26,000. William Reynolds was in the big blind and instantly called. Players from nearby tables began to crowd around as Johnson's elimination would burst the money bubble. When the cards were turned over, it looked like that would be the case:
Johnson: 
Reynolds: 
Media and spectators surrounded the table as tournament officials held the action until all other tables had finished. Once ready, the dealer was given the go ahead to put out the flop, which came 
. Both players had flopped a pair of nines but Reynolds' kicker was best. The 
inspired a collective, "Ohhhhhhhhhh," from the dozens of spectators. Johnson could now catch a club or king to double and extend the bubble. Much to the relief of those anxious players hoping to get paid, the river was the !
The bubble was burst and as Reynolds imitated a needle popping a bubble and saying one simple word . . . "Pop!"
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Tournament officials are racing off the black T100 chips during this break, so it is 20 minutes instead of the normal 15. When we return, we will burst the money bubble.
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It's been quite a bubble for Philip Sousa already, and we're still three away from the money.
Sousa was just crippled in a three-way pot where he held pocket jacks against pocket aces and pocket nines. Sousa won the side pot for what looked like 5,300 chips, and he had the unfortunate task of posting the big blind on the next hand.
Bryan Colin raised to 8,000, and the player in the small blind called. Sousa put his remaining chips into the pot without looking, and the board ran 
. Colin tabled 
, the small blind couldn't beat it, and it it was up to Sousa to show. He turned over the 
first... then the for the wheel! Ship the double up.
On the next hand, a player in late position raised, and Sousa moved in for 18,400 from the small blind. His opponent called with 
, and Sousa's 
managed to hold up on the 
board.
Just like that, Sousa is back to about 40,000 chips, and he's just a few hands away from parlaying those doubles into $15,000.
Jason Koon was primed to double up with against an opponent's 
after flopping an ace. However, a river 
fell and brought Koon's tournament to an end.
Action folded to the player on the button and he raised to 9,000. Viktor Blom, who was recently confirmed as the online player known as "Isildur1", then moved all in from the big blind for around 105,000. The button snap-called and the cards were revealed:
Blom:
Button: 
Blom was in a race for his tournament life and needed to improve. The 
flop did not deliver any and neither did the 
turn. In order to stay alive in the 2011 PokerStars.net Caribbean Adventure Main Event, Blom needed an ace, queen, or jack on the river. Unfortunately for him, and the many Isildur1 fans around the world, the river was the . Blom was eliminated from the tournament about a dozen spots shy of the money.
Ted Lawson found himself all in preflop for his last 33,000 with 
against the 
of his opponent. The flop seemed to give him a lock on the hand, but the 
on the turn gave his opponent a straight draw. All Lawson needed to do was dodge a ten on the river, which is exactly what he did as the appeared. Lawson is up to around 90,000.
Meanwhile, Chino Rheem received a double after his 
rivered his opponent's pocket aces. In the hand Rheem flopped an eight and then rivered a ten for two pair. He is back up to around 160,000.
Brazilian tennis superstar Gustavo Kuerten has been playing a patient game all day and the time came for him to finally make a move. After action folded to Kuerten on the button, he moved all in for his remaining 24,800. The small blind quickly called and the big blind got out of the way.
Kuerten: 
Small Blind:
Kuerten was off to the races for his tournament life. The flop kept him in the lead, but the on the turn gave his opponent more outs. Kuerten looked on intently as the dealer burned and revealed the on the river. Kuerten was excited as he doubled to around 57,000.
