Dmitry Vitkind raised to 1,700 in early position and the player in the hijack seat made the call. The flop was and Vitkind c-bet 2,000 and his opponent called. The turn card was the and this time things went a little differently when Vitkind check-called a 6,000 bet. The river card was the and both players checked and Vitkind won the pot with for the rivered nut flush.
We forgot to mention this earlier, but Craig Bergeron is no longer in the tournament. Brent Hanks brought us up to speed with what happened to the former EPT, WPT and WSOP finalist. Bergeron was all-in with kings for his final 6,000 chips against . The board ran out and Bergeron was out of here.
Hanks is doing good with 40,000 chips while Dan Smith is also at this table with 11,800.
The action moved just a few places before there was a jam for 5,550 in early position. The action folded around to Phil Hellmuth, in the small blind, and he asked for a count.
"I call," said Hellmuth after the dealer confirmed the amount. The big blind folded and we were heads up.
Early Position Player
Phil Hellmuth
The flop was and Hellmuth looked confident. The turn was the and his face loosened a little bit. The river was the and for a moment Hellmuth looked like he was ready to take the pot.
"Sorry buddy…got the straight," said Hellmuth's opponent.
Hellmuth buried his head in his arms and didn't surface for a full few minutes. When he did we were expecting to see a face of pained anguish but instead it was a crazed giggle. He now has 4,000 and a lot of work to do to retain composure and build up from scratch.
Evan McNiff finished 83rd in last years WSOP Main Event and it looks like he is set for another deep run in Event #2. He just raised to 1,200 on the button and called the 5,000 jam from the big blind. The board ran out and McNiff took the scalp when his out-flopped the of his opponent.
We just asked Terrence Chan what happened to Sam Trickett who was sitting to his left for the most part of today. Chan pointed out that Trickett lost two hands in a short period of time. On the first hand Trickett raised to 1,200 under the gun and his neighbor, David Inselberg, made the call. Another player called after which Chan decided to squeeze to 6,000.
The action went straight back to Trickett who pushed all-in for 27,000 chips. David Inselberg made the call with and after the the other players folded Trickett tabled . No help for Trickett who was knocked down to just a few thousand chips. Chan took his last chips with versus when the board ran out .