Event 26, Flight E: David Smith Knocks Out a Player to Burst the Bubble Before Hand-for-Hand

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  66 of 524

David Smith
David Smith

With the field down to 67 players, it was time to begin hand-for-hand play on the end-of-flight Money Bubble. But first, the players needed to finish the hands already in progress.

David Smith raised from the button to 5,000, the player in the small blind moved all in for 62,000, and Smith thought for a bit before he called with Jc8c.

The small blind turned over AsKs, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came Js5c4h5h2c, and Smith paired his jack on the flop to win the pot and eliminate the small blind in 67th place, bursting the Money Bubble before hand-for-hand play could even begin.

David Smith  –  313,000  (63 bb)

The remaining 66 players are bagging and tagging their chips for Day 2, where they will all be in the money.