The money bubble has burst here in WSOP Event #18 and it is Cherish Andrews who is the unfortunate bubble girl.
Andrews three-bet all in for 4,700 from the big blind after the small blind had opened to 2,400. Andrews held to the of her opponent. By the river the board read , Andrews busted and everyone else locked up $1,901.
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Andrew Lichtenberger is up to 19,100 after receiving a gift from his now busted opponent.
The chips went into the middle of a board, Lichtenberger double checking that his opponent had moved all in. Once he processed this information, Lichtenberger instantly called.
Lichtenberger showed the which left his opponent and his drawing dead. The inconsequential was the river card and "LuckyChewy" won the sizable pot.
Xuan Liu's tournament has come to an abrupt end at the hands of Josh Fields.
The player in the hijack opened to 250, Fields called in the cutoff and Liu squeezed all in for 2,150. he hijack quickly mucked but Fields called, after dwelling on his decision for 15-20 seconds.
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Liu was in a coinflip for her tournament life, but it was a coin flip she would ultimately lose. The flop gifted her outs to a Broadway straight but when the turn and river were the and it was game over for Liu.
Today we begin our second $1,000 buy-in (not including Event #3: No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry). Last week's 1K had a field of 1,837 and ended with a stacked final table. It was this event that included the instant classic heads up battle between Matt Waxman and Eric Baldwin. Waxman came out on top winning $305,952 and his first WSOP Bracelet.
Cards are in the air at noon and we will be playing eleven levels today in the Brasilia and Pavillion Rooms. As with all $1,000 buy-ins, we expect a large field of "weekend warriors" and professionals alike, looking to make it to the money and beyond. Keep it here, on PokerNews.com, for the latest updates.