Hand #1: Money Bubble Bursts! Akash Malik Eliminated by Jinlong Hu

In Hand #1 of hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble, Jinlong Hu raises from the hijack to 20,000, Akash Malik reraises from the small blind to 57,000, and Hu reraises to 105,000. Malik five-bets all in for 385,000, and Hu snap-calls, but has to wait until action finishes at all of the other tables before they can show their cards.

It’s worth noting at this point that Jinlong Hu was the unfortunate player who was eliminated on the Money Bubble on Day 1A, when his pocket kings were cracked by . (Click here for details on that hand.) Now Hu is in a position to score the knockout to burst the Money Bubble on Day 1D.

When action eventually finishes at the other tables, nobody is surprised to see Hu turn over , and Malik shows . Malik needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes , and the aces hold up for Hu to win the pot, burst the Day 1C Money Bubble, and eliminate Malik from the tournament.

Jinlong Hu  –  878,000  (88 bb)
Akash Malik  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble

The remaining 85 players are now bagging and tagging their chips for Day 2, which begins tomorrow (Monday) at 11:30 am.