Cooler Bursts the Bubble
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The bubble was burst dramatically as a big hand played out with a board of 
. Konstantin Held was facing a river shove from his opponent and took some time before calling.
His opponent had the 
for the boat but Held had the better boat with the 
. Held did not realize that he had the best hand as he shook his head saying "what a cooler" before realizing that he actually had won and eliminated the bubble boy.
He explained that he had misread the board and thought there was two aces on it, explaining why it took him a while to call on the river.
Regardless, the bubble boy was eliminated and the rest of the field was in the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
345,000 | 345,000 |