We're In the Money!
The short stacks are shoving chips all over the place right now.
Jeff Lennon was all in for 17,000 before the flop, and Stanley Quinn had enough chips to call him down light with a chance for the knockout.
Lennon tabled , a favorite to double up against Quinn's . Things were all peachy through fourth street as the dealer ran out . The river was a disaster, though, giving Quinn the pot and sending Lennon out of the ropes.
As he gathered his things, the tournament staff grabbed Lennon and told him to sit tight for a second. The flurry of all-in action meant we needed a head count to figure out whether or not the bubble had burst. A quick triple-check counted 26 players still in their seats, so Lennon has indeed snuck into the money as the 27th-place finisher. He'll take home $2,862 for his two days of work.
With that, we're off into the money without so much as a slowdown to think about hand-for-hand play. Even as we type, the players are still dropping fast!