Matthew Blagg got it all in to the middle and Nathan Trimble was the lone caller.
Matthew Blagg: 
Nathan Trimble: 
The board ran out 
and the nines held to secure a double for Blagg.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
530,000
179,000
|
179,000 |
|
75,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
Rip Fritzer raised to 30,000 and Rich Alsup three-bet shoved from late position with Fritzer covered.
Fritzer went into the tank and contemplated the approaching bubble.
"This might be the worst fold in history," Fritzer said, as he mucked 
to give Alsup the pot.
"What did you have?" he asked Alsup.
"I'll tell you when we aren't at the same table."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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135,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
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75,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
The tournament is now hand-for-hand with 49 players left.
Talbert Bell got it all into the middle for around 60,000 and Mike Zulker was the lone caller in late position.
Talbert Bell: 
Mike Zulker: 
The board ran out 
and Zulker flopped a queen to eliminate Bell and burst the bubble. All 48 remaining players are now guaranteed a min-cash of $2,312.
Elsewhere across the room, Mark Birdsall is all smiles as he locks in a trip to the payout window after showing up for Day 2 with just 10,000. He ran it up to around 90,000 to start the day, which was enough to take him across the bubble line.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
25,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
Busted |
In the second PokerNews Podcast episode of the New Year, Sarah Herring and Chad Holloway discuss Dan "Jungleman" Cates' controversial tweet about lip fillers, recap winners from the Venetian High Rollers, and preview the upcoming Phil Hellmuth vs. Tom Dwan High Stakes Duel match to take place on Wednesday, January 26.
They also highlight Michael Addamo's win in the GGPoker Super MILLION$, Jake Ferro and Mike "BrockLesnar" Holtz winning Player of the Year races, and Kasey Orr taking down record-breaking RGPS Thunder Valley Main Event.
This week's guest is none other than popular poker vlogger Andrew Neeme, who talks to Sarah about marriage, his well-received "The Villain Who Stole Christmas" vlog, and what inspired him to join forces with Doug Polk and Brad Owen in investing in a Texas cardroom.
Finally, they bid adieu to the great Jeff Platt and recognize his contributions to the PokerNews Podcast.
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
898,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
785,000
394,000
|
394,000 |
|
685,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
|
557,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
475,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
270,000
-171,000
|
-171,000 |
|
|
261,000
109,000
|
109,000 |
|
|
185,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
180,000
79,000
|
79,000 |
|
135,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
117,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
115,000
-62,000
|
-62,000 |
|
91,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
|
87,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
Steve Wendroff called the PokerNews team over to his table to update his growing legion of fans around the world.
Wendroff's stack had swelled to over 800,000 and had just sent Jeremy Clemons to the rail.
Clemons had 
and Wendroff had . The board ran out with no help for Clemons and he was out of the tournament while Wendroff jumped back near the top of the leaderboard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
855,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
Busted |
