Franks Finds a King to Burst the Bubble
Three simultaneous all-ins broke out on the stone bubble in Day 1e, sending players and tournament staff rushing from table to table.
The first hand to be settled featured David Franks, who had called an all-in from a player in middle position for 79,000.
Middle Position: 10♠10♣
David Franks: A♣K♣
The player at risk was ahead with pocket tens, but Franks paired up on the 3♥K♥Q♣J♦3♣ runout to score the knockout and ensure the bubble would burst.
On the next all-in-and-call, the at-risk player's ace-eight cracked pocket tens to survive. On the other, pocket kings held against—once again—pocket tens, making it the third consecutive all-in where pocket tens came up short.
With those hands complete, the remaining players were officially in the money, each guaranteed at least $1,200. The next objective is surviving the rest of the night, with only 63 players set to bag chips and advance to Day 2.