Mike Eskandari Knocks Out Grayson Ramage and Derek Gregory on the Same Hand to (Maybe?) Burst the Money Bubble

Photo:  Mike Eskandari

With 68 players remaining and the final 66 getting paid, Grayson Ramage raises under the gun to 8,000, and Derek Gregory moves all in from middle position for 29,500. Mike Eskandari calls from the cutoff, and Ramage calls. Any further betting will create a side pot between Eskandari and Ramage.

The flop comes , Ramage bets 30,000, Eskandari raises to 70,000, and Ramage moves all in for about 185,000. Eskandari calls, and all three players turn over their cards:

Mike Eskandari:  (set of fours)
Grayson Ramage:  (five-high straight)
Derek Gregory:  (overpair)

The turn card is the , the river card pairs the board with the , and Eskandari wins the entire pot with a full house, fours full of threes, eliminating both Gregory and Ramage on the same hand.

Mike Eskandari  –  580,000  (145 bb)
Grayson Ramage  –  Eliminated
Derek Gregory  –  Eliminated

With these two eliminations, there are 66 players remaining, which means the field is in the money.

However, there is already a hand in progress at another table that is leading to an all-in situation, so technically the Money Bubble hasn’t officially burst yet.

Photo:  Grayson Ramage (left) and Derek Gregory