Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
To go out on the "soft bubble" is really no more pleasant than the pure bubble, everyone here having played nearly 12 hours of intense tournament poker to get to this point. One exit in the recent past was that of Marle Cordeiro, her short stack at risk with 
vs. the 
of Christopher Soyza. She drew a paint-free 
board and headed out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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78,000
78,000
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78,000 |
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for a straight to beat Li's 
. Li sent over a good portion of his chips and Olisar moved into the chip lead.
vs an in-position player who bet 6,200 (with 28,000 behind) when Li checked to him. Li took little time to plonk down a stack of pink 5,000 chips - enough to cover his opponent - and pick up the pot.
and Ivanov continued for 3,500. Conley called and the 
for a missed straight and flush draw while Conley held 
for Bai and 
for Reis on a 
board. The running 
changed nothing, and Bai drops abruptly into short stack status.
was safe for Dobson who was just looking to avoid an ace. The 
on the turn and the 
. The queens had held until the river, the board 
