Hand #13: Money Bubble Bursts! Josh Hopkins Eliminated by Joe Jordan

Nov 17, 2024

Josh Hopkins vs. Joe Jordan
Photo:  Josh Hopkins (left) bets 135,000 on the turn, and Joe Jordan (far right) calls.

In Hand #13 of hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble, Josh Hopkins (big blind) and Joe Jordan (UTG+1) see a flop of Diamond JDiamond 8Diamond 6. Hopkins checks, Jordan bets 20,000, and Hopkins check-raises to 67,000. Jordan calls.

The turn card is the Spade 5, Hopkins bets 135,000, and Jordan thinks for a while before he calls.

The river card is the Spade 10, Hopkins checks, and Jordan thinks for a while before he moves all in. Hopkins snap-calls all in for about 220,000 with Diamond 9Diamond 5 for a flopped nine-high diamond flush.

Josh Hopkins
Photo:  Josh Hopkins

But Jordan turns over Diamond KDiamond 4 to win the pot with a king-high diamond flush, eliminating Hopkins in 47th place to burst the Money Bubble.

Joe Jordan  –  2,122,000  (212 bb)
Josh Hopkins  –  Eliminated

The remaining 46 players are in the money and guaranteed to earn at least $9,100 each.

Joe Jordan
Photo:  Joe Jordan

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