Jaime Ronas and Sean Drake Tie for 45th Place to Burst the Money Bubble

In the fourth hand of hand-for-hand play, there were two all-in situations, and both resulted in an elimination.

Jaime Ronas (pictured above) moves all in from the hijack for 77,000, and Vien Chau tanks for a while before calling from the big blind with . Ronas turns over , and he needs his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board comes , and Chau pairs his ace on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Ronas on the Money Bubble.

Vien Chau  –  415,000  (69 bb)
Jaime Ronas  –  Eliminated in a Tie for 45th Place  ($3,664.50)

Meanwhile, at another table, Sean Drake (pictured below) is all in for 35,000 with , and he needs his hand to hold to stay alive against Marco Johnson’s .

The board comes , and Johnson turns a six-high straight to win the pot and eliminate Drake on the Money Bubble.

Marco Johnson – 165,000 (28 bb)
Sean Drake  –  Eliminated in a Tie for 45th Place  ($3,664.50)

Since both players were eliminated on the same hand of hand-for-hand play, Ronas and Drake chop seventh place money ($7,329) to earn $3,664.50 each.