Markus Busts Makkar on the Bubble
On of the last two tables playing on the first hand-for-hand, Assad Markus opened to 40,000 from the middle position. Gaurav Makkar called in the hijack. Play folded to Adrien Amorella in the big blind, who thought for quite a long time before making the call.
The flop came 8♠7♠6♥. Amorella and Markus checked. Makkar made a big bet of 175,000, which was for about half of his stack. Amorella folded and Markus, after looking at Makkar’s stack, went all in. Makkar called.
Gaurav Makkar: J♠9♠
Assaf Markus: 8♥8♦
Markus had a set, while Makkar flopped the open ended straight draw and the flush draw. The turn K♥ and river 2♦ missed Makkar completely and he was off to the rail. Makkar was one of the six players that busted on that hand and chopped up the prizes for the first three in-the-money spots.
With that, play has returned back to normal.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
255,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
Busted |