Alexander Keating was crippled shortly before hand-for-hand began, after his was bested by . He was left with only 30,000 chips, which went in to the middle during the first hand on the bubble. Richard Alsup isolated him next to act by moving all-in himself, and the rest of the table got out of the way.
Alexander:
Richard:
Both players flopped two-pairs, but Richard ended up scooping the pot on the board to bring the field into the money.
The remainder of the field is now guaranteed at a payout of at least $11,400, much to the content of Darryll Fish, who was sitting with under 3 big blinds when hand-for-hand started.