Bubble Boy Bedir
When it folded to Selahaddin Bedir in the small blind, he completed, and Pavel Shchitnikov shoved from the big blind with his huge stack. Bedir snap-called for his final 600,000, and once play had concluded at the other tables, the cards were turned over.
Selahaddin Bedir: K♥K♦
Pavel Shchitnikov: A♦Q♦
Blind on blind, it was quite the cooler, and Bedir simply had to dodge an ace or some diamonds to double up.
The 9♥5♥5♠ flop was excellent for Bedir's cowboys, and the 9♦ turn changed nothing.
Only an ace on the river would see Bedir become the last player to leave empty-handed. The dealer burned a card before placing the brutal A♠ on the river, producing a chorus of groans and gasps from the crowd.
Shchitnikov won the pot with a pair of aces, sending Bedir to the rail on the bubble and guaranteeing the remaining 63 players a payday.