Brutal Main Event Bubble: Aces Cracked by Kings

On the stone bubble, Vitaliy "Durdy" Pankov moved all in for 68,766 with and Diogo "EsteSenhor" Veiga, with the superior stack, reshoved one seat over with .

It was a cruel twist of fate for Pankov; instead of scoring a double-up on the bubble of the biggest online poker event of all time, a king flopped to dash his hopes and dreams on the spot.

After all the action on all tables had concluded, it turned out Pankov was one drawing the short straw and had to leave the tournament empty-handed. All remaining players are now guaranteed at least $11,834 for their efforts.