The Invisible Bubble and the Man With Many Names
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After being loudly directed by a man dubbing himself "Phil Hellmeth Jr." (his pronunciation, and yes, we know the real "Poker Brat" is actually a junior himself), we headed over to see what all the fuss was about.
Apparently, the "Long Island" boy (his white hair suggested boy was another unfortunate misnomer), we discovered a sight to behold: a player bragging up their one big blind stack.
Mr. Hellmeth loudly proclaimed himself to be the "Short Stack Ninja," telling us (and the entire room really) that he was "gonna win this tournament," while folding from the small blind.
During this exchange a collection was being taken to pay the eventual bubble boy, meaning whoever finished in 28th place would still take home a small profit (Bread+Butter here he comes).
True to his word, poker's newest legend in his own mind managed to grind back from just 2,000 to make the money, but his seat is now empty, meaning the bubble has officially burst. The remaining 24 runners are guaranteed to pocket $473 at the very least, but each of them has their eyes on the real prize waiting up top, with $14,723 waiting for the eventual winner.