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1H: Castellanos and Gibson Eliminated to Burst Bubble; Payout Chopped

After scumming around for a full orbit with less than a big blind, Jonathan Castellanos put his last 2,000 chips in blind UTG with blinds at 6k/12k/12k. He then managed to 10x his stack when his 8♣4♥ bested the A♠Q♦ of Hayley Hochstetler, but the next hand he was forced all in once again from the big blind. 

Three players limped to put him at risk and they checked it down through the runout of 7♣8♣4♥3♦Q♥, where Chase Griesbach tabled Q♦8♠ for two pair to eliminate Castellanos who held K♣2♣. 

Meanwhile, on the other table, Andrew Robinson moved all in preflop from the small blind and was called by Connor Gibson in the big blind for less. 

Robinson tabled A♥J♠ and was in rough shape against the J♦J♣ of Gibson, but the runout of 7♣9♥5♠T♥A♠ gave Robinson the ace on the river to eliminate Gibson. 

Having busted at the same time, Castellanos and Gibson split the min-cash of $1,100, which made Castellanos ecstatic. 

"I'M THE BEST!!" He shouted as he did a victory lap around the tables. "I've never been more happy to lose $150!" he laughed as he explained he bought the seat for $700. 

Meanwhile, Gibson was not as hype as he verbalized his disgust on his way to the cage while Castellanos practically skipped there.