Bobby Buckingham and Matthew Wantman Split the Money Bubble

Before hand-for-hand play began, simultaneous eliminations took place sending the remaining field into the money and splitting the 146th-place payout between Bobby Buckingham and WPT Champions Club member Matthew Wantman.

Steven McKoy raised to 21,000 from early position, Nicholas Davidson called from the hijack, and Bobby Buckingham three-bet all in for 98,000 from the small blind. McKoy folded and Davidson called.

Davidson: 
Buckingham: 

The board ran out , no help to Buckingham, securing the pot for Davidson.

Meanwhile, Wantman ran pocket tens into pocket kings for seven big blinds and was also eliminated, and he split a min-cash with Buckingham.

Nicholas Davidson  –  360,000  (36 bb)
Matthew Wantman  –  Eliminated in 146th Place  ($2,975)
Bobby Buckingham  –  Eliminated in 147th Place  (2,975)