Bubble Approaching
Raymer lost about half his chips when he raced with his against an opponent's . The pair of sixes held up, and Raymer was down to around 50,000.
A few hands later, he and another player were tangled up in a pot with the board showing . Raymer moved all in for a substantial amount with and was called down by his opponent holding . The and that completed the board were of no use to Raymer, and he couldn't beat ace high. Despite working with a big stack much of the tournament, Fossilman found himself petrified just a few spots from the money.