The bubble has burst and the unfortunate soul who made 36 other players very happy was Craig Neilan. He was desperately short and all in preflop with but Eugene Katchalov outflopped him with when the board was spread .
The players are now in the money, so expect the gambling to commence!
Since play has now slowed down as we wade through hand-for-hand play, Daniel Negreanu is taking some time out between hands to sign autographs and even pose for photos with some fans on a nearby rail.
We're now on the official money bubble as play reverts to hand-for-hand across all tables. The next player eliminated will go home with nothing but a story to tell as the remaining 36 can relax with $4,693 in prize money locked up.
Daniel Alaei paid to see the cards of Tommi Horkko after calling a river bet on a board of . However Horkko knew he was beat and tossed his cards straight into the muck.
With no hand to beat, Alaei didn't show either and raked in the pot uncontested. He's back up to 88,000 chips.
Donnie Peters
Brock Parker
As we approach the money bubble, Brock Parker is still trying to pick up chips and not just slide into the money. After Frank Kline raised from the button, Parker called from the big blind. The flop came ace high with the . Parker check-raised Kline and Kline called.
The turn brought the and Park led with a bet. Kline called. The river was the and Parker fired again. Kline called and Parker showed him two pair with .
We caught the action on the river in a pot between Kevin Hong and Daniel Negreanu. The board read , with Hong firing out a bet on the river which sent Negreanu's analysis of the hand into overdrive.
Hong quipped, "I have a set of fours...why else would I raise on the flop?"
Negreanu laughed, "Oooh now I want to call! You don't have a set of fours...ten-jack is what I see!"
Curiosity got the better of Negreanu and he tossed out the chips and Hong got paid off with his . Negreanu slips back to 95,000 with Hong up to 57,000.