Smith Finishes as Bubble Boy After Nines Cracked by Sixes; Salaburu First to Cash
The bubble has finally burst, and no surprise that it took a bad beat for it to happen.
It happened front and center up on the stage when Darrell Smith moved all in from early position holding 
. Luke Graham, who has chipped up nicely here on Day 2, made the call with 
while the rest of the field got out of the way.
Smith was a big favorite to double, and even more so after the flop came down 
. Unfortunately for Smith, the next card was a . Graham hit his card to take the lead, though Smith could still win with a nine on the river. The dealer burned and put out a 
. With that, the bubble was burst.
Minute later at the same table, October Nine Rob Salaburu was eliminated and became the first player to cash, finishing in 81st place for $2,846 (a far cry from the $971,360 he won in the 2012 WSOP Main Event).
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
590,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted |