Play slows as the bubble approaches. 209 are paid $1,504 back, essentially a buy-in.
It is a bounty event so most players have picked up at least one bounty so far. 1st place pays $190,219 plus however many $500 bounties the players have collected each.
After a bubble that lasted 3 or 4 hands, with double-ups and no bustouts, four plays busted.
One of which was Craig Hartman, after Colombian Johann Ibanez Diaz was all in against him for Hartman's last 27,000 on a board of
Johann Ibanez Diaz:
Craig Hartman:
The turn and river locked Diaz the hand and sent Hartman to the rail. He will chop the min-cash with three other players who busted on the same hand, giving them all around $376 each, not including any bounties they won.
The action was relayed by the table after the fact. Two players were all in on a flop of , the big blind was the player at risk for their last 18,000 and was called by Punnat Punsri.
Big Blind Player:
Punnat Punsri:
The turn came the and river , which gave Punsri a straight and eliminated his opponent who was able to share the bubble spot with three other players who chopped a min-cash.
In a pot of roughly 38,000 on a flop of , Cary Katz checked his option from under the gun and the button checked back.
The turn came the and Katz took the lead when he bet 25,000. His opponent gave it some thought but eventually folded and the chips were shipped to Katz.