Event 1: Double Elimination Bursts the Bubble

$360 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 18: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 251 of 2,570

Bob Gelin, in the 1-seat, waits for the other tables to complete
Bob Gelin (Seat 1) all in

Bob Gelin got his last 20,000 into the pot preflop on a three-bet shove, and he found action from both Willie Wiggins (small blind) and the original raiser (middle position). The board ran out 5h4c2d8hQh, with the two live players checking it all the way down.

Wiggins: 7h7c
Raiser: Ac6c
Gelin: AdKh

Gelin’s ace-king did not improve, and he was eliminated at the hands of Wiggins.

There was still hope for Gelin, though, as another hand was in progress at an adjacent table. John Kwon was all in versus Daniel Garon on an 8c5c3h flop. Kwon showed AhAc, but Garon’s 3s3c had out-flopped him. The turn and river were both blanks, and Kwon was eliminated.

Gelin and Kwon shared the bottom payout, earning $324 apiece.

John Kwon – Eliminated in 251st place ($324)
Bob Gelin – Eliminated in 250th place ($324)