Hand #7: The Money Bubble Bursts! Leo Boxell Eliminated by Rahul Rastogi

Photo:  Leo Boxell (center, in black) and Rahul Rastogi (seated, right) watch as the dealer puts out the board.

In Hand #7 of hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble, Leo Boxell moves all in from the small blind for 98,000, and Rahul Rastogi tanks for a while before he calls from the big blind with .

Boxell turns over , and he needs his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board comes , and Rastogi pairs his deuce on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Boxell in 90th place, bursting the Money Bubble.

Rahul Rastogi  –  1,111,000  (111 bb)
Leo Boxell  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble in 90th Place

The remaining players are all guaranteed at least AUD $9,335 each (~US $6,138).

As a consolation prize for busting on the Money Bubble, Leo Boxell receives a $2,600 seat into a direct satellite for a seat into the $10,400 WPT World Championship this December in Las Vegas.

Photo:  Leo Boxell and Rahul Rastogi shake hands after Boxell’s elimination.