Newport the Bubble Cusp
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
Tough break for Nicholas Newport, who falls just short of the money in either 123rd or 122nd place (the screens briefly flicked between numbers as he stood with his tournament life at risk). He made the final bet (+49k) all in over Mario Adinolfi, who made the call with . Newport's dominated, but a flop changed all that.
On the turn, Newport gave the table a small frustrated slap, and was walking out the door on the river.