Scholl is the Unfortunate Bubble Boy

It took awhile, but the bubble has finally burst. Not surprisingly, it came from a classic race situation.

It happened when Larry Scholl opened for 11,000 from the cutoff, leaving himself 76,000 behind. Robert Cheung, who had a bigger stack, moved all in from the big blind and put Scholl to the test. The rest of the tables ad completed the action, and all eyes seemed to be on Table 33.

Scholl looked at the tournament clock and saw that a min-cash was worth $2,490. "Well, I don't need $2,500," he said before committing his stack.

Scholl:
Cheung:

"It's a race," Scholl said as both players stood. Indeed it was, but not so much after the flop came down . Scholl was still looking to improve, which became harder to do when the turn gave Cheung a straight. "Give him a queen," Scholl told the dealer knowing full well he needed one of the two remaining ladies to stay alive. The dealer burned and delivered the . It was paint, but not what Scholl needed. His elimination in 46th place meant that each of the remaining players were guaranteed a $2,490 payday.

It's also worth noting that this marks Doug "Rico" Carli's 104th career WSOP-related cash, which is ahead of Phil Hellmuth who has 96 in-the-money cashes.