The last hand brought no elimination, so the hand-for-hand continues. One of the short stacks doubled with jacks against ace-king. An ace appeared on the flop but the player at risk was rescued by a jack on the river.
The bubble has burst. All remaining players are in the money. One of the first players to receive a payout ticket was Kristen Doyle a.k.a. Poker Princess.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Adrian Buckley had more reason than most to sweat the bubble. It wasn’t just that he had around two big blinds and he was getting closer and closer to being in the blinds.
The min-cash didn’t mean a great deal to Buckley, he won the Millionaire Maker in 2015 for $1,277,193 so he wasn’t too worried about a min=cash.
Buckley had however cross-booked for $5,000 is he managed to cash in the Giant.
If he failed to cash then he would be wearing a duck suit and blowing bubbles in the next event.
The bubble burst, Buckley cashed and he high-fived his table. Some things in this world are worth more than money.
What a relief it was for Ian Finch when the tournament staff announced that players are finally in the money.
"I was down to two big blinds," he said. Finch was the unlucky player who held ace-king in the earlier mentioned hand that saw his opponent double up with jacks thanks to a jack on the river.
But it's not over for Finch, who's now back up to 80,000. "We have a chance," he said, encouraged to fight for the bracelet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000
There are now 140 players left in the field with just 20 minutes left to play.
Todd Brunson was eliminated during the last level and it was in a cruel fashion, too.
Brunson ended up in a three-way all in on the flop 
, holding pocket tens. His first opponent rolled over 
but the other showed 
for flopped trips.
"Are you kidding me?" said Brunson in disbelief. The turn was a blank and the river a seven, improving Brunson's nemesis' hand to a full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
||
The clock has been paused and five more hands have been announced. After that, the remaining players will seal their advancing stacks in the bags.
One of the last hands of the days saw Kathy Liebert lose her tournament life. Liebert was all in with 
against 
and short stack's 
.
The board 
caused a double elimination as Liebert's jacks couldn't hold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
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|
Busted | |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
869,500
694,500
|
694,500 |
|
603,500
603,500
|
603,500 |
|
547,500
238,500
|
238,500 |
|
||
|
494,000
494,000
|
494,000 |
|
479,000
479,000
|
479,000 |
|
472,000
472,000
|
472,000 |
|
468,500
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
452,000
452,000
|
452,000 |
|
|
||
|
438,000
438,000
|
438,000 |
|
424,500
292,500
|
292,500 |
|
|
411,000
411,000
|
411,000 |
|
410,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
|
385,500
385,500
|
385,500 |
|
370,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
|
358,500
358,500
|
358,500 |
|
|
358,500
358,500
|
358,500 |
|
344,500
344,500
|
344,500 |
|
338,000
338,000
|
338,000 |
|
|
325,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
|
318,500
318,500
|
318,500 |
|
316,000
316,000
|
316,000 |
|
310,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
309,000
309,000
|
309,000 |
|
293,000
293,000
|
293,000 |
|
293,000
293,000
|
293,000 |
