Mecs Eliminated on the Money Bubble
Level 16
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Over on the feature table, Matthew Ireland raised to 10,000 in middle position and Petter Kaarstad called from the hijack. Mate Mecs pushed all in for 32,000 in the cutoff and both Ireland and Kaarstad called.
The flop fell 
and both players checked to the 
on the turn. Ireland checked again and Kaarstad put in bet of 20,000 which got Ireland to fold. Once the action was completed at the other tables, the two hands were tabled.
Kaarstad turned over 
for a full house while Mecs was drawing dead with 
. The 
on the river was just a formality and Mecs was eliminated on the money bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
285,000
121,500
|
121,500 |
|
Busted |
for a rivered straight. Petrauskas scooped another massive pot on his way to the top of the leaderboard.
and Reard was still out front with his ace-kicker. The 
and Petrauskas led out for 24,000. Bjornli still called and the 
. Song checked from middle position and Heidelbacher announced all in with around 50,000 chips in the middle. Song went into the tank for a couple of minutes before calling off his stack of just under 80,000.
on the river could improve Song and his tournament was over.
and Boiko held on for a double up.
