Matthew Hilger opened the pot for 11,000, John Duthie called, and Brian Miller called. Miller checked dark before the flop came down . Hilger checked, Duthie bet 24,000, Miller called and Hilger folded. Miller checked dark again before the fell on the turn. Duthie checked behind him. The river was the . Miller bet 45,000 and Duthie folded.
Thompson moved all-in for the last of his chips with and was dominated by Moonves' . Moonves made top pair on the flop but that also gave Thompson an open-ended straight draw. But the on the turn and on the river didn't fill that draw and Thompson was eliminated.
At Table 36, after a flop of , a short stack moves all in with (overpair), and his opponent calls with for a flush draw. The turn card is the , and the A-8 picks up additional outs to a straight. But the river card is the , and the player with pocket nines doubles up in chips.
Jack Effel makes another announcement to sweeten the pot on the bubble. When the bubble player is eliminated, the other players at his or her table will receive free massages.
A smattering of applause is heard in one part of the room, and it quickly builds until all of the players are clapping and cheering. This should mean that the bubble has burst, but Jack Effel only announces, "We still have one hand in progress ..."
Bubble Party
On Hand 15 of hand-for-hand play John Sigan raised on the button for 22K and Vandy Krouch called in the big blind. The flop came and Sigan moved in for his last 30,000.
"I'm either doing you a big favor or you're going to hate me," Krouch said as he made the call. Sigan had pocket Queens and Krouch for a pair and gutshot straight draw.
And on the turn, the hit, giving Krouch the straight and leaving Sigan dead to a five on the river and chop. Which didn't come when the fell on the river.
Hailing from Strongsville, OH, Sigan is the bubble boy for the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event. Tournament Director Jack Effel asked everyone to give him a round of applause and John received one of the loudest ovations we've heard at the WSOP this year. Though one wonders how much consolation that brings.
Bubble Boy - John Sigan
Brian Senie was down to the felt. He had three chips left, two yellows and one blue. That totaled only 2,500. He was just the big blind and was now sitting in the small blind position. All play had finished, or so he thought. At table 29, a crowd was gathering. And for Brian Senie, it would be a $20,000 crowd.
"Are you hear because you're waiting to watch the bubble boy?" he asked as we stood near his table.
"Not so fast," we responded, "there's an all-in over on table 29."
"Really?"
Brian made his way slowly toward the crowd, trying not to get his hopes up. He was about halfway there when a floor staffer turned and started clapping. "Congratulations everyone!" the floor man yelled.
Brian's face became red, and a huge smile appeared as he walked back toward us. When he arrived at his table, everyone there shook his hand, as he just survived the bubble. Barely.
Needless to say, he was all-in on the following hand and was one of the first to bust immediately after the bubble.
There is one hour added to the clock at the current blinds: 2,000-4,000, with a 500 ante. After this half-level, the players will take their 90-minute dinner break.
Walking around outside the Amazon Room on the break, all you could see were players talking on their cell phones, and the conversations were all the same "Honey, I made the money," or, "Mom, I did it, I made it." There were backslaps and handshakes all around as players celebrated their payday. Expect a massive amount of bustouts in the next hour as those players who nursed their short stacks into the money prepare to gamble.
. Hilger checked, Duthie bet 24,000, Miller called and Hilger folded. Miller checked dark again before the 
fell on the turn. Duthie checked behind him. The river was the 
. Miller bet 45,000 and Duthie folded. 
and was dominated by Moonves' 
flop but that also gave Thompson an open-ended straight draw. But the 
on the turn and 
on the river didn't fill that draw and Thompson was eliminated.
(overpair), and his opponent calls with 
for a flush draw. The turn card is the 
, and the A-8 picks up additional outs to a straight. But the river card is the 
, and the player with pocket nines doubles up in chips.
for a pair and gutshot straight draw.
hit, giving Krouch the straight and leaving Sigan dead to a five on the river and chop. Which didn't come when the 
fell on the river.
