Tamayo Takes the Bubble with Good Grace

Jameson Painter check-called bets from Jonathan Tamayo on the {9-Spades} {2-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} flop and the {a-Diamonds} turn. Both players checked the {j-Diamonds} river, and Tamayo tabled {a-Spades} {a-Clubs} , only to find that Painter's {4-Diamonds} {6-Spades} had made a four flush. Ouch.

So now, with Tamayo severely short-stacked on the official bubble, Shawn Buchanan raised in the cutoff and Tamayo reraised all in from the small blind.

On their backs.

Tamayo: {k-Spades} {10-Diamonds}
Buchanan: {7-Clubs} {7-Spades}

Board: {a-Spades} {9-Hearts} {3-Hearts} {8-Hearts} {2-Hearts}

Neither player hit a thing, and Tamayo stood up. He had to wait until all hands were complete at the other tables, though, to ascertain that he was in fact the bubble. He took the news well, with a gentlemanly smile.

"Min-cash can suck my **** anyways," he said cheerfully. "Good luck guys!"

Tags: Jameson Painter Jonathan Tamayo Shawn Buchanan