"Flacco" Survives Thrice on the Bubble
Ernesto Panno, who's nicknamed "Flacco" or "Slim", has been short stacked since bubble play started. On his first hand he limped in for 3,000, leaving 2,000 behind. Edinson Martinez raised to 6,000, which Gustavo Prato called. Panno called all in as well for his last 2,000 chips.
Martinez and Prato checked through the 
board to which Panno exclaimed "Nuts!" and slammed down his 
for the nut flush allowing him to take the pot while Martinez took the side pot with 
.
On his second hand, Panno moved all in again, this time Hector Barua moved all in over the top and the two were off to showdown.
Barua: 
Panno: 
The board ran out 
and that gave Panno two pair to double again.
On the last hand before break we caught up on the turn. The board showed 
and Panno bet 10,000 which Martinez called.
The river was the and Panno moved all in for roughly 28,000 on the river. Martinez tanked for a long time but eventually called, then mucked when Panno showed 
for the nut flush, allowing him to double once again, putting him on about 85,000 chips and a stack healthy enough to survive the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
85,000
2,400
|
2,400 |
|
35,000
-135,000
|
-135,000 |