Tajiou Holds During First Bubble Showdown

Mounir Tajiou had pushed his stack of 73,000 from the hijack and had been locked up by Roberts Leia on the button.

Mounir Tajiou: A♦A♣
Roberts Leia: 9♥9♣

The Q♥8♥K♣8♦5♣ did not provide much of a sweat for Tajiou’s aces, doubling him up on the bubble.

Roberts Leia – 165,000
Mounir Tajiou – 166,000