Rafferty Outflopped by Otto to Hit Rail

Just 30-minutes into the first 1-hour level played and the field was reduced to seven to bring in the money bubble. Once again it was hitman Ryan Otto taking out an opponent, with Tom Rafferty the man is his crosshairs this time around.

The hand started innocuously enough, with Rafferty limping the small blind and Otto checking his option in the big blind to bring in an arid flop.

Rafferty fired out a bet of 10,000 and Otto re-raised to 30,000 in total. Rafferty hit the think tank for a few seconds before re-popping to 85,000 in total. Otto mulled it over and slid in the call to bring the pair to the river.

This is where all the chips went in, with Rafferty pulling the trigger for the remainder of his stack and Otto making a speedy call.

Tom Rafferty:
Ryan Otto:

Rafferty visibly winced when he saw he was trailing to Otto's flopped two pair, and the river would be the last card he would see in in the tournament, departing empty-handed in eighth place to bring the remaining seven players to the money bubble. Otto stacked up to 982,000 after the hand to climb further ahead.