Money Bubble Bursts Before It Begins; Nicolas Tytgat Knocks Out Frederic Steinbach and One More to End Day 1B

Photo:  Nicolas Tytgat

With 26 players remaining, Frederic Steinbach moves all in from middle position for 104,000, Nicolas Tytgat moves all in over the top from the hijack for 169,000, and the player in the cutoff calls all in for about 110,000.

Nicolas Tytgat:  
Cutoff:  
Frederic Steinbach:  

The board comes , and Tytgat flops a set of eights to win the pot, eliminating both of the other players on the same hand — and bursting the Money Bubble in the process.

Nicolas Tytgat  –  419,000  (26 bb)
Frederic Steinbach  –  Eliminated

The final 24 players are now bagging and tagging their chips for Day 2. Stay tuned for official chip counts.