Two Team Pros Down
There have been three post-bubble eliminations, and two of them were Team PokerStars Pros. Humberto Brenes followed his son Roberto out the door just a few moments after the bubble burst when his pocket nines couldn't out-run ace-king.
Several hands later, Leo Fernandez found himself in a big pot. On the turn , his opponent Samar Hodali led 40,000 into 80,000. Fernandez tanked for about two minutes before moving all in for 86,500 total. It was 46,500 back Hodali, more than half her remaining chips. She tanked for three minutes, and time was called and counted down to three seconds, before she called. Fernandez turned up for top pair; Hodali showed for a pair of sevens. Fernandez' head sank to the felt as the river fell to rudely end his tournament by giving Hodali two pair.
The last remaining Team Pro is Andre Akkari (or rather, his seat). He'll be out in a few moments.