In big tournaments, it often feels like the money bubble can drag on and on. But the bubble in the Monster Stack took longer than anyone could have possibly expected.
The starting field was down to 57 players when hand for hand play was initiated in order to make sure that all tables saw an equal number of hands, even though the top 55 finishers were going to make the money. It did not take long for one players to be eliminated, but the next elimination, little did anyone know, was not going to happen for some time. There was no shortage of action; there was at least one all in on each hand dealt. But the short stacks found ways to double up nine consecutive times. This kind of streak defied all expectations.
It finally came down to Gary Titus, who had been clinging to life after his stack was reduced to a single chip. He hung on for as long as he could, but he knew he couldn’t fold any reasonably strong hand, as the blinds lurched toward his position. He gritted his teeth and tossed in his last chip when he woke up with two suited broadway cards. But it was to be his last hand, as one of his opponents made a pair to send Titus to the rail in 56th place.
The remaining players are now in the money, and play will continue until there is a winner tonight.