Jackson Hits the Rail as Part of the Bubble
Level 17
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The action folded around to David Jackson on the button who ripped all in for around 100,000. AJ Kelsall gave it some thought from the small blind and made the call to put Jackson at risk.
AJ Kelsall: 
David Jackson: 
Jackson was in a dominating position and stayed that way through the 
flop, despite Kelsall picking up a straight draw. However, the 
on the turn gave Kelsall a pair of jacks and the best hand. The 
completed the board and Jackson was eliminated.
A flurry of eliminations happened at the same time and the tournament dealers were instructed to stop dealing after the current hand. When all hands were completed, it was determined that only 159 players remained and everyone was now in the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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343,000
95,000
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95,000 |
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Busted | |
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. Scott Drobes, in the big blind, was considering an all in shove from Daniel Magnuson, who had led with a shove from the small blind. The pot was about 150,000 and the shove was for about 200,000, Drobes had Magnuson covered.
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peeled off of the river to make river trips for Drobes. 
and Born took a commanding lead with his pair of aces. The 
on the turn gave O'Neal two straight draws but the 
on the river bricked off to send him to the payout desk.
held up against the 
. Brad Albrinck had made a bet and was raised to what looked like 100,000 by Dwayne Pelham. Albrinck waited a few moments and called the raise. 
to bring a third spade to the board. Pelham then made a 6,000 min bet which Albrinck tossed in for the call. Pelham showed the 
for two pair while Albrinck turned over the winning hand with the 
to add chips to his growing stack.
. The last chip went into the middle on the flop and the cards were tabled.
on the river. Holladay made trip sevens to score a double up and stay alive.
Maurice Hawkins bet 75,000 into a pot of about 90,000. Travis Dorsey thought it over for a while and eventually made the call after about 30 seconds. Hawkins tabled the 
