Ferreira Gets Main Event One Step Closer to Bursting the Bubble
Kaushal Vasa raised to 16,000 from middle position and Mauro Ferreira three-bet to 45,000 from late position. The action folded to Daniel Negreanu in the big blind, who only had 46,000 left in front of him. He glanced at his cards, contemplated it for a bit but then got out of their way. Vasa four-bet shoved for his last 105,000 for Ferreira to call with the bigger stack.
Play was paused until all action was completed on all other tables and the whole media circus flocked to their table. Jack Effel announced the situation and asked the players to reveal their cards.
Kaushal Vasa: K♣K♦ 
Mauro Ferreira: A♥A♦
The field gasped and cheered at the same time.
The dealer dealt the 3♠J♦2♠ on the flop to keep Ferreira ahead.
The turn was the Q♠, which didn't change things, and neither did the 2♣ as the aces of Ferreira held to get the field down to 1,518, just one spot from the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
742,000
107,000
|
107,000 |
|
38,000
-36,000
|
-36,000 |
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Busted | |