Blankenship Avoids Bubbling
Level 19
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
On the fifth hand of hand-for-hand play, Milan Dragic opened for 14,000, then Jonah Blankenship thought for a couple minutes as the hands completed on all of the other tables. Finally Blankenship reraised all in for 21,000, and it folded back to Dragic who called.
Dragic: 
Blankenship: 
The board came 
, then 
, then 
, and Blankenship avoided becoming the 91st-place finisher.
Hand-for-hand play continues. The time for the next scheduled break has arrived, but they will continue to play until the bubble bursts before sending players on the next break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
232,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
45,000
24,000
|
24,000 |