Andrew Lichtenberger has a little more breathing room after doubling up moments ago. He found himself all-in with the 
, but in good shape against his opponent's 
.
A nine-friendly board reading 
saw Lichtenberger win the pot and his stack had a boost to 10,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,000 | |
|
||
The television screens around the room are reading "Players left - 270" and with 243 places paid that means the bubble is fast approaching. Who will be the unfortunate soul to burst the bubble? We don't have long to wait to find out.
Jeff Gross opened to 1,700 from the cutoff and the big blind opted to call, leaving himself 5,200 chips behind.
The heads-up duo watched on as the 
fop came into view.
"All-in," said the player in the big blind.
"Stop and go?" quizzed Gross before calling.
Gross was ahead with his 
although the 
of his opponent had a few outs. The 
turn wasn't one of them, but the 
river was and Gross handed over 5,200 chips.
Level: 11
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
The 253 player have been informed that a new chip is being introduced into play, the T5,000 chip.
These are bright orange in color and a stack of them is worth 100,000. Get collecting them, folks!
With only five more eliminations needed for the bubble to burst, play has slowed to a standstill with some of the shorter stacks taking between two and three minutes to make their preflop decisions.
Jeff Gross had a bad last level, losing around 30,000 chips when his pair and flush draw ran into a pair of aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
99,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
||
|
87,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
||
|
53,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
||
|
42,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
41,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
31,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
4,200
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
||
The tournament didn't even get to the hand-for-hand stage before it was announced that the 243 players with chips in front of them were in the money in Event #4.
There are some micro stacks out there so the most common sound we expect to hear is "Payout on Table X" as the stacks go flying into the middle.
The money bubble only burst a few minutes ago and already more than 30 players have busted out and are helping themselves to a slice of the $2m+ prize pool. It's a frantic end to a great day of poker.
