Brutal Main Event Bubble: Aces Cracked by Kings
Level 4
: 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante
On the stone bubble, Vitaliy "Durdy" Pankov moved all in for 68,766 with 
and Diogo "EsteSenhor" Veiga, with the superior stack, reshoved one seat over with 
.
It was a cruel twist of fate for Pankov; instead of scoring a double-up on the bubble of the biggest online poker event of all time, a king flopped to dash his hopes and dreams on the spot.
After all the action on all tables had concluded, it turned out Pankov was one drawing the short straw and had to leave the tournament empty-handed. All remaining players are now guaranteed at least $11,834 for their efforts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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350,192
350,192
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350,192 |
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Busted | |
on which both players opted to check.
turn, Hellmuth checked and faced a bet of 19,000 by Bakke, who was then min-raised to 38,000 by Hellmuth. Bakke moved all in and Hellmuth called with the slightly inferior stack.
fell on the river to end his tournament outside of the money.
to leave the tournament without any GGPoker ambassadors.
for Semeghini's aces to get cracked as "unobet" flopped a set.
and remained in the lead on the 
turn and 
river.
board. Left with mere dust, he lost that the next hand to be eliminated.
for Burns to hold with the aces to bust Le.
and Fatehi checked before opting to shove for 113,658 when Vousden bet 15,000. Vousden called with the bigger stack.
flop slashed one of Ramos' outs away, and neither the 
