Richards Busts To Take Tournament To the Bubble
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
John Richards found himself down to around 23,000 and went all in from the cutoff. Brian Lane gave him action from the small blind.
John Richards: 
Brian Lane: 
"Nines? I can beat that!" said Richards.
The flop then came 
.
"All I need is an ace," he amended as the turn fell 
. The river was just as unrelenting, coming 
to send Richards to the rail in 68th place.
With 67 remaining, the tournament is now in hand-for-hand play until the last two eliminations occur to end play for the evening.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000 | |
|
Busted |