Adrian Sportelli Eliminated by WPTDeepStacks Sydney Champion Mark Fester to Burst the End-of-Day Money Bubble

Photo:  Mark Fester (seated, left) and Adrian Sportelli (standing in red, right) wait for action to end at the other tables before turning over their all-in hands.

In the first hand of hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble, Adrian Sportelli moves all in from the hijack for 66,000, and WPTDeepStacks Sydney champion Mark Fester calls from the big blind with .

Sportelli turns over , and needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes , and Fester wins the pot with two pair, aces and fives, to eliminate Sportelli on the Money Bubble and bring Day 1A to an end.

Mark Fester  –  570,000  (114 bb)
Adrian Sportelli  –  Eliminated on the Bubble

Photo:  Adrian Sportelli