Hand #17: Money Bubble Bursts! Simone Pascucci Eliminated by Tomáš Patka

Photo:  Unfortunate Bubble Finisher Simone Pascucci

In Hand #17 of hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble, Simone Pascucci moves all in from middle position for 24,000, and Tomáš Patka moves all in over the top from the cutoff for about 1.1 million. Everyone else folds.

Pascucci turns over , and he needs to improve to stay alive against Patka’s .

The board comes , and Pascucci pairs his three on the flop, but improves no further. Patka wins the pot with his pocket kings to eliminate Pascucci in 46th place to burst the Money Bubble.

Tomáš Patka  –  1,144,000  (72 bb)
Simone Pascucci  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble

The remaining 45 players are now bagging and tagging their chips for Day 2, which begins tomorrow (Sunday) at 13:00 CET. Stay tuned for official chip counts.