Smith Finishes as Bubble Boy After Nines Cracked by Sixes; Salaburu First to Cash

The bubble has finally burst, and no surprise that it took a bad beat for it to happen.

It happened front and center up on the stage when Darrell Smith moved all in from early position holding . Luke Graham, who has chipped up nicely here on Day 2, made the call with while the rest of the field got out of the way.

Smith was a big favorite to double, and even more so after the flop came down . Unfortunately for Smith, the next card was a . Graham hit his card to take the lead, though Smith could still win with a nine on the river. The dealer burned and put out a . With that, the bubble was burst.

Minute later at the same table, October Nine Rob Salaburu was eliminated and became the first player to cash, finishing in 81st place for $2,846 (a far cry from the $971,360 he won in the 2012 WSOP Main Event).