The Bubble Bursts
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
As the money bubble neared, tournament officials informed players to deal one more hand and stop. During that hand, a couple of players wound up busting to bring the field down to 112 runners. As such, there was no need for hand-for-hand play and no extended money bubble.
The remaining players are guaranteed at least $656 in prize money, but of course everyone have their eyes fixed on the $59,393 first-place prize.