Bubble Bursts in Amazing Fashion

We were hand for hand on the money bubble.

Giacomo Fundaro opened to 12,000 and was raised to 30,000 by Baris Topkaya. Alexey Rybin called, the blinds folded and with the action back on Fundaro he declared all-in for his last 70,000. Topkaya thought for a while as he still had Rybin to act behind him. Topkaya decided to call the extra 70,000 and Rybin did the same.

Everyone gathered around the table to see if the bubble would burst and the dealer prepared to deal the flop. There was nothing more that Fundaro could do, but Topkaya and Rybin still had chips behind.

The flop was . Topkaya threw out a bet and Rybin folded. Cards were on their backs. Topkaya had but Fundaro had the . He just had to survive two more cards and he would more than triple up. The cards fell and . The crowd gasped as Topkaya spiked his set on the river and Fundaro was crushed.