Hand #5: Mario Lepine Eliminated on the Money Bubble by Tae Kyung Cha to End Day 1B

Photo:  Tae Kyung Cha

In Hand #5 of hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble, three players see a flop of , and Mario Lepine gets it all in for about 102,000 with (pair of nines).

But Tae Kyung Cha turns over , and Lepine needs to improve to stay alive.

The turn card is the , the river card is the , and Cha wins the pot with his pocket kings to eliminate Lepine on the Money Bubble in 19th place.

Tae Kyung Cha  –  372,500  (47 bb)
Mario Lepine  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble

The final 18 players are now bagging and tagging their chips for Day 2, which begins Monday at 1:00 pm.