| Level 16: | 4,000/8,000 (8,000) |
| Entries: | 52/355 |
| Prizes: | £157,975 |
On the bubble, Derek Morton was all-in from the button for 151,000 and at risk against Martin Byrne.
Derek Morton: A♣A♠
Martin Byrne: K♦5♠
Morton had the goods, and there was no sweat on the 10♣6♦3♥8♣3♣ runout.
In the next hand, James Rooney’s final 3,000 was forced into the middle from the big blind. Nadeem Abbas limped from middle position, and Stuart McNally followed suit in the small blind.
On the K♣8♦2♣ flop, McNally check-folded versus a bet of 20,000 from Abbas.
James Rooney: J♥4♣
Nadeem Abbas: A♣K♥
Rooney needed a miracle, and it did not arrive on the 2♠2♥ runout.
At the same time, at another table, with 43,000 in the middle on a board of K♥3♥8♦3♠9♥, Ramlal Basdeo was all-in for 50,000, and at risk against Kyle Swan.
Swan had A♥5♥ for the nut flush, but Basdeo had better with 8♥8♣ for the full house.
As such, Rooney was the unfortunate bubble boy in the £500 Main Event.
Derek Morton – 322,000
Martin Byrne – 316,000
Nadeem Abbas – 185,000
Ramlal Basdeo – 163,000
Kyle Swan – 126,000
James Rooney – 0
