Clinton Wolcyn was seen exiting his seat during hand for hand play as the tournament director announced that the bubble had burst. The remaining 53 players are guaranteed $2,421 but all eyes will now turn to the $108,250 and WSOP gold bracelet awaiting the eventual winner.
With just 55 players left and only 53 spots getting paid, action folded to Scott Hirsch in the cutoff who raised, leaving himself just over 3,000 behind. Ken Aldridge moved all in from the button and Ryan Leng raised enough out of the big blind to force Hirsch to call off for his tournament life.
All three players took one card on the initial draw. On the second draw, Leng stood pat while his two opponents drew another card. That pattern was repeated on the final draw and Leng showed down 
. Aldridge made an eight-seven with 
and Hirsch, prior to peeling his last card, showed . Hirsch would need to catch a seven or an eight to survive and did just that, rolling over to send Aldridge to the rail in cruel fashion just two spots off the money.
With just 1,500 in the middle, Anita Perl was all in and at risk. She showed down which fell just short of Christopher Heafner's , granting him Perl's last few chips and ensuring that Von Altizer is the last woman remaining in this event approaching the money bubble.
Level: 18
Limits: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 0
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