Two Knockouts on the Bubble
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
On the bubble the two short were both all in on the 22nd hand of hand for hand play.
First, WIll Costantini put the short stack at risk for his stack of 15,000.
All in Player: A♣9♠ 
WIll Costantini: K♣Q♠
It was a fair fight but when the board ran out 2♠9♥2♣Q♣7♥ Costantini improved to a pair of kings to eliminate the all in player.
Then at the other table Eric Bunch was started the hand with 16,000 was all in on the river against David McFeely. The board was showing 5♠8♦6♣K♠5♠ and Bunch tabled Q♠8♣ for a a pair of eight, but McFeely had the winner with 9♠8♠ for a flush to eliminate Bunch.
With the double knockout that means only 12 players will make the money and Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
175,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
Busted |