Money Bubble Bursts as John Misirian Is Eliminated in 31st Place by Scott Montgomery
Jun 23, 2019
Photo: John Misirian (standing, center) watches as the dealer puts out a river card that can’t save him, and he is eliminated on the Money Bubble.
In the second or third hand of hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble, after a flop of 
, John Misirian bets 33,000 from the small blind, Scott Montgomery bets enough from the button to cover Misirian, and Misirian thinks for a while before he calls all in for about 80,000 with 
for a pair of jacks.
But Montgomery turns over 
, and Misirian needs to improve to stay alive.
The turn card is the 
, the river is the 
, and Montgomery wins the pot with two pair, aces and sevens, to eliminate John Misirian on the Money Bubble in 31st place.
Scott Montgomery – 330,000 (83 bb)
John Misirian – Eliminated in 31st Place ($0)
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