Kanit Bursts the Money Bubble
The action folded around to Mustapha Kanit on the button, and he moved all in for his last 30,000.
Steve Sung called in the small blind before Kahle Burns raised to 105,000. Sung opted to reraise to 300,000 and Burns went into the tank.
Burns counted his stack and asked Sung to do the same, with Burns finding out just 10,000 chips covered him.
Burns asked the floor for confirmation on the payout procedure and was informed that if two players at the same table were eliminated in the same hand, the player with the higher amount of chips would receive the payout.
The Australian then thought for another 30 seconds and decided to call.
The flop fell 
, and Sung instantly shoved which got a quick fold from Burns.
Sung revealed 
, and Kanit was ahead with 
.
But Kanit saw the 
hit the turn, and he fell behind with the 
no help for the Italian.
Sung took in the massive 980,000 pot, and Kanit departed with no cash for his efforts.
The remaining 41 players were told they were in the money spots by the Tournament Director and normal play resumed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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980,000
896,000
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896,000 |
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324,000
-236,000
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-236,000 |
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Busted | |
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