The Bubble Hath Burst

Nicholas Palma raised to 19,000 from the small blind, Ken Silberstein defended his big blind, and the dealer fanned . Palma led out for 15,000, Silberstein raised to 35,000, and Palma re-raised to 85,000. Silberstein called.

The turn was another three - the - and Palma checked. Silberstein moved all in for around 200,000, and Palma called.

Palma:
Silberstein:

Palma needed either the board to pair or to hit one of the three remaining queens in the deck, and low and behold the spiked on the river. Silberstein was eliminated on the stone bubble, while Palma is now above 1 million chips.