Victor Fryda Knocks Out a Player to Reach the Money Bubble

A player raises from middle position to 135,000, leaving himself just 6,000 behind, and Victor Fryda calls from the big blind.

The flop comes , and the short stack quickly gets it all in for his last 6,000 with . But Fryda turns over , and the short stack needs to improve to stay alive.

The turn card is the , the river card is the , and Fryda wins the pot with his pocket kings to eliminate his opponent from Day 1A two spots away from the money.

Victor Fryda  –  405,000  (41 bb)

With 43 players remaining, and no more than 42 advancing to Day 2, all tables will finish their hands in progress before hand-for-hand play can begin on the Money Bubble.