The Pressure of the Bubble
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Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
The pace inevitably slows as we start to creep towards the bubble. With 45 players left and only 40 getting paid tensions are high and decisions become critical.
Raigo Aasmaa raised to 7,200 on the button and after the small blind folded Johan van Till three-bet to 24,000 out of the big blind. Aasmaa took his time before making the call.
Flop: 
Both players checked.
Turn: 
Van Till bet 31,000 and Aasmaa counted out the call and pushed it forward.
River: 
Van Till made a very quick bet of 86,000 and then time stood still…for an eternity! Eventually Aasmaa called the clock on himself and as the TD counted down to 4 he folded (after five minutes of tank).