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Jelle Boekema was all in and at risk preflop for his last 118,000 holding 
, and Robert Mizrachi had him crushed with 
.
The 
flop gave Boekema a leading pair of aces however, and he successfully doubled when the turn and river came 
, 
respectively.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
240,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
100,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
The bubble was fraught with tension, a lot of waiting and a final moment of excruciating excitement. For two others at least it was a miserable half hour of empty-handed loneliness. One man though managed to keep things in perspective.
Read all about it in the PokerStars Blog.
Fredrik Magnil found himself all in preflop from the button for 129,000 holding 
and up against Gleb Tremzin, who held the inferior 
on the button. The 
flop wasn't particularly interesting as neither player held a heart, and the turn meant Tremzin needed a king on the river to stay alive. Much to Magnil's delight, it wasn't in the cards as the peeled off.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
265,000
99,200
|
99,200 |
|
200,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
Matt Stout opened to 11,500 from middle position, and both Michele Tocci (small blind) and John Gordon (big blind) called.
The dealer fanned 
, and the action checked to Stout who continued for 15,000. Tocci moved all in for what looked like 50,000 or so, and Gordon folded. Stout instantly called.
Tocci:
Stout: 
Stout held as the turn and river came 
, 
respectively, and Tocci was eliminated.
After the hand, Stout was very happy to be stacking a few newfound chips.
"Back in the right direction," he said, smiling.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
535,000
-114,000
|
-114,000 |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
643,000
143,000
|
143,000 |
|
|
640,000
442,000
|
442,000 |
|
|
557,000
59,100
|
59,100 |
|
557,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
480,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
|
410,000
-239,000
|
-239,000 |
|
350,000
113,800
|
113,800 |
|
340,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
||
|
300,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
||
|
245,000
19,200
|
19,200 |
|
230,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
200,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
||
|
130,000
-28,300
|
-28,300 |
|
110,000
-31,200
|
-31,200 |
|
|
105,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
The Day 1b chip leader, Ashton Griffin, was just eliminated at the outer table.
We caught the action on a 
flop when Griffin check-raised Andrey Shatilov, who subsequently called. When the 
hit the turn, Griffin moved all in for right around 135,000 and Shatilov made a long call with . Griffin tabled 
for top pair and a flush draw, which meant he needed to improve on the river to stay alive.
The dealer burned one last time and put out the 
, the last card Griffin, who was recently featured in the PokerNews Podcast, would see in the 2013 PCA Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
445,000
339,000
|
339,000 |
|
Busted |
Kristy gathers pictures from Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand Grospellier's twitter page for another edition of "Explain This."
Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
Jerry Wong opened to 10,000 from early position, and the action folded to Aram Sargsyan, who moved all in for 26,500 from the big blind. Wong instantly called.
Wong: 
Sargsyan: 
The eights held as the board came 
, doubling Sargsyan to around 60,000 chips.
Wong slipped to 250,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
-145,000
|
-145,000 |
|
|
||
|
60,000
-20,900
|
-20,900 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
705,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
610,000
238,000
|
238,000 |
|
|
||
|
530,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
