Monroe Gets a Sweat; Wilkie Hits a Miracle on the River To Double

Rich Monroe went all in from the small blind for 64,000 and was called by Jason Su in the big blind.

Rich Monroe:
Jason Su:

The flop came to give each player a backdoor flush to fade the chop. Su picked up equity on the turn , giving Monroe a sweat for his tournament life as the river came . He breathed a sigh of relief and stacks were pulled back.

Moments later, Steve Wilkie went all in on an adjacent table for 85,000 from under the gun. Aaron McEvoy went over the top of him from the button and all remaining players folded.

Steve Wilkie:
Aaron McEvoy:

The board ran out , giving Wilkie a miracle two outer on the river to score the double and fade becoming the bubble boy.

"You know what's funny," he said as the pot was sent his way. "All the years the HPT has been coming here, I've never cashed a main event once. And I've bubbled twice. I've been bubble boy twice!"

The third time was a charm, at least for now.