Friberg Runs Into Kings
The action was opened with a raise to 7,000 from the player under the gun, and Erik Friberg called in the hijack. When the action was on Javier Fernandez Alonso in the small blind he three-bet to 31,500. The initial raiser thought for a minute but ultimately folded and the decision was back on Friberg.
"Watch out we are close to the bubble," said Fernandez Alonso after Friberg had taken 30 seconds to think, and another 20 seconds pasted before Friberg responded.
"You are right; we are close to the bubble."
The clock was then called on Friberg by another player at the table and when he was given just 30 more seconds to act he moved all in and was snap-called.
Fernandez Alonso tabled 
, and Friberg was at risk with 
. The board came down 
, and Friberg was sent to the rail short of the money places as Fernandez Alonso moved up to 410,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
410,000
349,800
|
349,800 |
|
Busted |