Pfeiffer Busts Before Absolute Bubble
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Right before the absolute bubble, three players were all in, with both Anastasiades and Pfeiffer technically at risk.
Patrick Pfeiffer: K♥K♦
Andreas Anastasiades: A♥A♦
Andres Karlsen: K♣K♠
Although Anastasiades was at risk in terms of his stack, the other two players both had pocket kings and so had each other's outs. But the hand wasn't without sweats.
The board ran out 9♠4♠7♠8♣Q♥. Three spades on the flop brought Karlsen a flush draw. The turn and river bricked out for him, though, and Anastasiades held with his pocket aces to win the pot.
Karlsen took a hit to his stack, but it was Pfeiffer who was eliminated from the tournament in 137th place, just one before the money bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000
139,000
|
139,000 |
|
90,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
Busted |