Action folded to Dimitar Danchev's button here on the bubble and he popped it up to 6,000. It came to Mark Herm in the big blind and he made it 12,500 to go. Danchev then tanked for roughly a minute before four-betting to 28,000. Herm took a bit before coming right back over the top with a five-bet to 44,500. Danchev took some time and then finally folded his hand, allowing the pot to be pushed to Herm.
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Marco Traniello has folded all the way down to 4,000 chips. He will be the big blind shortly, meaning he will either be increasing his stack or exiting the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,000 | -10,500 |
A few minutes ago, as the bubble continued to linger endlessly, Paul Volpe challenged Jason Mercier to 10 hands of Open-Face Chinese Poker on the iPad app. Mercier wanted to play for $100 per point, but Volpe brought it down to $50 per point.
Well, Mercier proceeded to mash Volpe in the 10 hands, including one hand where he made a full house in the back, aces-up in the middle, and a pair of jacks up top, another where he was dealt eights full of deuces, and in the 10th and final hand, he made fantasy land. In fantasy land, he made a flush in the back, the wheel in the middle, and king-high up top.
Volpe told Mercier that he was going to go on a payment plan, and that he would give Mercier a $100 bill everyday for the rest of the series. Mercier agreed, and Volpe reached deep into his pocket for a Benjamin. He flicked it over to Mercier who snatched it off of the felt, and slid it into his own pocket.
Its been a nice bubble for me so far. Played @paulgees81 in 12 hands of ofc 50/pt. showered him for 76 PTs #printing http://t.co/CpDQUccnXQFollow @JasonMercier
Dan Kelly raised to 6,000 in middle position, Jesse Martin three-bet to 16,000 out of the small blind, and Kelly thought for a very long time before moving all in for 43,000. Martin called.
Kelly: 
Martin: 
The tens held as the board came 
, and Kelly doubled.
The level was scheduled to change moments ago, but since we are on the bubble the limits will remain the same and the clock will continue to run. Once we burst the bubble, the limits will increase.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000 | -16,000 |
|
90,000 | 43,000 |
We are still hand-for-hand, but here are some short stacks:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,500 | -6,500 |
|
|
47,000 | -20,000 |
|
34,000 | -2,000 |
|
30,000 | -15,000 |
|
|
14,500 | -7,500 |
After being crippled by Eugene Katchalov, Takashi Ogura hit the rail in 29th place. That means we are now on the stone bubble, but before hand-for-hand play officially began, Dimitar Danchev and Mark Herm got involved in a massive pot.
We reached the table on the river of a 
board. Danchev checked, Herm fired out 27,500, and Danchev potted it, moving all in for 113,000. Herm tanked for well over five minutes, standing up, sitting down, standing up, sitting down, standing up, and then finally sitting down once more. He sipped on his Red Bull and stared at the 2013 PCA Main Event winner, who sat silently with one hand on his cheek.
Herm eventually folded, and Danchev pulled in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000 | 66,000 |
|
170,000 | -32,000 |
|
Busted |
Eugene Katchalov opened with a raise to an unknown amount and Takashi Ogura three-bet from the next seat over. Action came back around to Katchalov and he announced a raise of pot, which was also all in for Katchalov for 43,000. Ogura called and the hands were tabled.
Katchalov: 
Ogura: 
The two watched as the board dropped down 
and Katchalov's bullets were able to hold. He doubled to around 90,000 and in the process crippled Ogura who has just about 19,000 left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000 | 43,000 |
|
|
19,000 | -41,000 |
When we reached the table, Dario Minieri checked to Jason Somerville on a board of 
. Somerville tossed out 6,000, Minieri check-raised to 16,000, and Somerville made the call.
The completed the board, Minieri led out for 37,500, and Somerville went deep into the tank.
"I don't think I can fold," Somerville finally said after a few minutes of silence, calling.
"Flush," Minieri announced, showing 
.
"That'll do," Somerville told him, sending his cards spiraling into the muck.
Minieri chipped up to to 280,000 chips, while Somerville slipped to 38,000 and busted soon after when he ran 
into Minieri's 
. On an adjacent table, Kirill Rabtsov was also eliminated by Matt Marafioti.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000 | 73,000 |
|
98,000 | 17,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 0
