Hanak Eliminated by Xie on Bubble
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Andrew Hanak had been sitting on a short stack for a few circuits before he moved all in for 17,000 on the bubble. He was called by Renee Xie, who had him well covered. Players flipped their cards.
Andrew Hanak: 5♥5♣
Renee Xie: A♠K♠
It was a coinflip situation with Hanak holding pocket fives up against Xie's ace king suited. The board ran out 10♦Q♦9♠4♥J♦. Hanak managed to hold until the river, which brought Xie the nut straight.
Hanak was eliminated on the bubble and all other players have now made Day 2 and are in the money.
Standby for the Day 1b recap on PokerNews.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Renee Xie |
220,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
Andrew Hanak
|
Busted |