Saturday, August 19, 2023 12:31 AM Local Time
Day 1A Bubble has Burst
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Two hands into the bubble, Ben Ludlow was second in chips with just under 600,000 of them. On the bubble, with two all-ins with a call across the 6 remaining tables, Ludlow had the first opportunity to send everyone home, one way or another.
Ludlow turned over and Chris Conrad showed and the classic flip was on.
The flop was , bringing a back-door straight draw and a backdoor flush draw for the at-risk player. The turn was the , putting a gut-shot out with the flush draw being dead.
The river was the giving Ludlow the win and a massive chip lead.
Ben Ludlow - 950,000
Chris Conrad - eliminated
A full chip count report will be available shortly once made available by tournament staff.