Lee Markholt and Cory Keagle Both Eliminated in a Tie for 58th Place (and Chop a Min-Cash)

Photo:  WPT Champions Club Member Lee Markholt

In Hand #4 of hand-for-hand play on the end-of-day Money Bubble, after a flop of , WPT Champions Club member Lee Markholt is short-stacked and all in from the big blind with (ace high), and he was dominated by Carl Oman’s (pair of jacks) in the cutoff.

Markholt needed to improve to stay alive, but the turn card was the , and the river was the . Oman won the pot with his pair to eliminate Markholt on the Money Bubble.

Carl Oman  –  738,000  (92 bb)
Lee Markholt  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble

However, there was another all-in situation at another table, and Cory Keagle was also eliminated, which means Markholt and Keagle will chop a min-cash at the start of Day 2. We won’t know how much money that will be until registration closes tomorrow night.

Lee Markholt  –  Eliminated in a Tie for 58th Place
Cory Keagle  –  Eliminated in a Tie for 58th Place

The remaining players are bagging up their chips for Day 2, which begins on Sunday at 12:00 noon PDT. Stay tuned for official Day 1B chip counts to be posted soon, and Day 1C begins tomorrow (Saturday) at 12:00 noon PDT.

Photo:  Carl Oman