Madsen Stirs the Bubble
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But can't pop it - he just repopped short stack Erik Friberg to 24,600 preflop (Friberg made it 7k out of a 35k stack) but Friberg declined to commit.
One hand later and amidst more whinging that the bubble would take hours with less pressure on the short stacks, Justin Smith tangled with Madsen (as he has so often) calling Madsen's 9k bet on the flop and checking the turn so the board stood 
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. Now Smith checked again and Madsen bet 19,200. The full timebank probably already at a low ebb for Smith, he nevertheless counted out the call and weighed it up, in between shooting daggery looks at Madsen. Presumably it's easier to take your time when your stack is OK relative to static blinds. Either way his table waited patiently and eventually he passed. The bubble continues with Madsen probably on top of it.