Can't Blame Him for Trying
One man who has been taking advantage of the tight play on the bubble is Stuart McDonald. In a recent hand, the shortest stack in the tournament, who had just 12,000 remaining, was in the big blind, meaning half his chips were committed. That player, who we could only identify as "Carlos", had been playing exceptionally tight and McDonald knew it, so he wasn't afraid to raise it up to 13,000.
Action folded back to Carlos and he decided this was his spot. He committed his chips and the cards were turned up.
Showdown
Carlos:
McDonald:
It took awhile for all the hands at other tables to finish, which helped build suspense; however, that suspense was quickly diminished when the flop was finally run out: . The turn guaranteed Carlos the double, and the meaningless was put out on the river for good measure.
The bubble continues.