Yes that's right, after almost 2 hours of drama the money bubble has finally burst with MadBaltic and Gishom now guaranteed at least $4,100.

The bubble bursting hand occurred on MadBaltic's table, and as John Pachos was eliminated in 41st place the young Estonian let out a loud scream of 'YES' and pumped his fists. MadBaltic was not involved in the hand, but he was becoming dangerously low stacked after giving up blinds and losing a big pot during the hand-for-hand play. He is now on 55k and I think we can expect a move from him pretty quickly once play resumes after the dinner break.

Gishom was also relieved when the bubble finally burst, two hours of giving up blinds and antes had seen his stack slip down under the 40k mark

As mentioned, the players are now on their dinner break and when they return blinds will be up to 4000/8000 with a 500 ante. The average stack is 205k and Harris Pavlou is the chip leader with 680k. Here is another look how the payout structure will progress;

1st - $250,000
2nd - $120,000
3rd - $73,100
4th - $49,200
5th - $41,000
6th - $32,800
7th - $24,600
8th - $16,400
9th - $12,000
10-16th - $9,020
17-24th - $7,380
25-32th - $5,740
33-40th - $4,100

Let's hope our boys can double up after the break and maybe get a crack at the higher pay levels deeper into the tournament

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