Masterson & Leah Joint Bubble Boys

Hand-for-hand play lasted approximately five hands, and it was actually quite an interesting affair as three extremely short stacks played position in the hopes of folding their way into the money. Unfortunately for Greg Masterson, who was the shortest with a single lavender T500 chip, the blinds hit him first.

Masterson received some protection when the player in the cutoff raised and drove the rest of the field out. The cutoff showed and Masterson, who hadn't looked at his cards up to that point, revealed the . The board ran out giving the cutoff a wheel, but it also gave Masterson a flush. The two chopped the pot and Masterson had 800.

Those chips went in automatically in the next hand as Masterson inherited the small blind. This time he would have to face four other players, including John Racener and Stephen Chidwick. There was a bet and two calls on the flop, and then the three active players checked down the turn and river.

Racener tabled the for two pair, Chidwick the for an ace-seven low and an early-position player the for not much of anything. Masterson, who hadn't looked at his cards, didn't have much to beat to stay alive. Appropriately, he'd have to wait to see what he held as the tournament staff halted the action due to another all-in situation at another table.

Upon our arrival there were discovered Mike Leah all in with the in front of him on a board. Unfortunately for him, Christopher Meyer had a huge lead with the . The river failed to help Leah and he was officially eliminated from the tournament.

Meanwhile, Masterson was finally able to tabled his cards and showed the . It wasn't what he was looking for and he joined Leah on the rail. Since they busted in the same hand, Masterson and Leah will split the $2,600 prize money associated with 117th place.