Will Failla Survives the Bubble with 27K After Folding Queens; Failla Doubles Thru Eric Cloutier

Photo:  Will Failla

Will Failla was one of the shortest stacks during the Money Bubble, and at one point early on he folded face up.

The long Money Bubble (17 hands) gave Failla quite a sweat, but when Brian Rast was eliminated in 73rd place, Failla had survived the Money Bubble with 27,000 in chips.

Failla’s table immediately breaks, and he moves to a new table where he is four spots away from the big blind.

Four hands later, Eric Cloutier raises from the hijack, Will Failla moves all in from the big blind for 21,000, and Cloutier calls with . Failla turns over .

The board comes clean for Failla, and he wins the pot with his ace to double up in chips.

Will Failla  –  51,000  (9 bb)
Eric Cloutier  –  720,000  (120 bb)