With nearly 200,000 already in the pot and a board reading , Ryan Brown shoved all in for his last 126,000 and Day 1a chip leader Ross Reichert moved all in over the top for 325,000 from the big blind. Aaron Thomas hit the tank on the button.
"This is for all the chips," he said. Thomas was tempted, but ultimately decided to fold.
Brown:
Reichert:
Reichert was on the draw, but he missed when the paired the board on the river.
The clock now reads 55 players, which means it's the official money bubble. One more player will leave empty handed, while the other 54 will be guaranteed a minimum $1,979 payday.
Well, it didn't take long for the bubble to burst.
It happened when David Gutfreund opened for 23,000 from early position and Igor Balaban three-bet to 40,000. When action reached Ben Marsh on the button, he four-bet jammed for 141,000, and Gutfreund shoved all in over the top, which inspired Balaban to fold.
Marsh:
Gutfreund:
Marsh was in big trouble, and it got even worse when Gutfreund flopped a full house on the flop. However, a third on the turn meant Marsh could chop if the fourth lady appeared on the river, but it wasn't in the cards as a blank peeled off.
Michael Ermie opened for a raise to 22,000 under the gun and was met by a three-bet to 70,000 from Sylvain Cote, who was on his direct left. Action folded back to Ermie, who simply moved all in. Cote snap-called off for 412,000.
Cote:
Ermie:
Cote was looking to dodge an ace or some other such nonsense, which is just what he did after the board ran out clean. Ship the huge double to Cote!
It appeared action folded to Doug Foster on the button and he moved all in for a bit over 100K. Aaron Thomas was in the small blind and decided to look him up.
Foster:
Thomas:
Foster was in great shape to double, but then the flop came down . Thomas flopped a boat, and suddenly Foster was knocking on elimination's door. The turn wasn't the ten he needed, and neither was the river.
Tyler Holbrook opened for 30,000 only to have MSPT Team Pro Matt Alexander three-bet to 80,000 from the hijack. Action folded back to Holbrook, who shoved all in for roughly 300,000. Alexander made a quick call and discovered the bad news.
Alexander:
Holbrook:
The board ran out p5d4d4sac3h], and Holbrook doubled through.
This past summer, Adrian "Pile Driver" Buckley topped a field of 7,275 to win the WSOP Millionaire Maker event for $1,277,193. Buckley, who hails from Colorado, advanced to Day 2 last night, but his run just came to an end inside the money.
We missed his elimination, but he was kind enough to inform us of the details. According to him, an under-the-gun player opened with a raise and Buckley three-bet jammed for 220,000 with offsuit. The under-the-gun player called with , and it was off to the races.
The flop contained two diamonds, and the turn actually gave Buckley both straight and flush draws. Unfortunately for him, the river was a blank and he was eliminated from the tournament.
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