Day 1A Comes to an End as Abhishek Goindi Eliminated on the Money Bubble by Shardul Parthasarathi

Photo:  Abhishek Goindi appeared confident heading to the river, as there were only three cards in the deck that could hurt him.

In Hand #7 of hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble, Abhishek Goindi gets it all in for 39,000 with , and needs it to hold to stay alive against Shardul Parthasarathi’s .

The flop comes , and Goindi picks up a club flush draw to Parthasarathi’s gutshot straight draw.

The turn card is the , giving Goindi a pair of kings. As long as he avoids a six on the river (other than the six of clubs), he will double up on the Bubble.

The river card is — the !

Photo:  The gathered crowd reacts strongly as Abishek Goindi is eliminated on a painful bad beat to end Day 1A.

The gathered crowd simultaneously cheers and groans at the bad beat as Parthasarathi rivers a nine-high straight to win the pot, eliminate Goindi, and bring Day 1A to an end.

Shardul Parthasarathi  –  509,000  (64 bb)
Abhishek Goindi  –  Eliminated on the Bubble

Photo:  Shardul Parthasarathi