Noah Boeken Bubbles the PokerStars Championship Bahamas
With several short stacks just hanging on hoping to survive the bubble, the atmosphere was tense in the Imperial Ballroom of the Atlantis resort. Just one more player would go empty-handed, but who would it be? Davidi Kitai, one of the shortest players in the tournament, was eyeing the other stacks, other shorties walked around as well to see where they ranked.
Over on Table 2, Belgian player Tom Janssens raised the cutoff and Dutchman Noah Boeken in the big blind shoved for 15,800. Janssens did not hesitate and called.
Action was once again paused, waiting for the other tables to finish. "I have a very bad hand" Boeken admitted, but he did know he was in front as Janssens had admitted what he had already.
It turned out two more players would end up all-in that hand, but it was Boeken versus Janssens who showed first.
Noah Boeken: 
Tom Janssens: 
With the cameras buzzing and the onlookers holding their breath, the dealer burned a card and placed the first three community cards just above the divider line in the middle of the table: 
.
So far, things were looking good for Boeken but the turn would change that. Janssens asked for a six to spice things up but instead got the 
, which still made things interesting.
Jason Mercier predicted the three to come and so it did: 
on the river to give Janssens a wheel and Boeken's dream of cashing the first ever PokerStars Championship were crushed.
The former EPT Copenhagen and Master Classics of Poker champion could still chop a min cash if one or two of the other players that were at risk would bust, but he would not get so lucky. Both shorties doubled and Boeken ended up as the pure and only bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |